Portland, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Portland, IN Summary

Crime in Portland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Portland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Portland:

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Portland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,136.9 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -51.08% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #52 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Portland ranks #4,196 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Portland Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 1,136.9 per 100,000 people. That's -51.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.89% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 1,136.9 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 148.3 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 11 181.2 357.7 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 280.4 269.8
Larceny 57 939.2 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 58 955.7 1,783.2 1,954.4

Portland Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Indiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Portland

11
Violent Crimes
181.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 181.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 551.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.33% lower than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

58
Property Crimes
955.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 955.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.41% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Troy, OH 26,544 355 1,337.4 1,220.6 116.8
Sidney, OH 20,309 527 2,594.9 2,294.5 300.4
Greenville, OH 12,549 214 1,705.3 1,482.2 223.1
Van Wert, OH 11,005 293 2,662.4 2,344.4 318.0
Wapakoneta, OH 9,742 180 1,847.7 1,745.0 102.6
St. Marys, OH 8,094 61 753.6 716.6 37.1
Delphos, OH 7,007 56 799.2 627.9 171.3
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7

Portland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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