Portland, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Portland, OR 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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Portland:

  • There were 38,919 total crimes committed in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,246.4 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is 194.75% above the national average.
  • Portland ranks #96 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Portland ranks #9,722 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Portland Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 6,246.4 per 100,000 people. That's 194.75% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 129.72% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38,919 6,246.4 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 67 10.8 3.7 5.0
Robbery 1,105 177.3 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2,998 481.2 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 4,487 720.1 331.0 359.0
Burglary 4,532 727.4 306.5 229.0
Larceny 24,432 3,921.3 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 5,468 877.6 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 34,432 5,526.2 2,388.0 1,760.0

Portland Crime Compared To Oregon Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oregon.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Portland

4,487
Violent Crimes
720.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
100.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,487 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 720.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 100.60% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 117.55% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

34,432
Property Crimes
5,526.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
213.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 34,432 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 5,526.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.1 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 213.99% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 131.41% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 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
Vancouver, WA 198,194 7,907 3,989.5 3,407.3 582.3
Lake Oswego, OR 39,627 462 1,165.9 1,100.3 65.6
Camas, WA 27,525 215 781.1 733.9 47.2
Battle Ground, WA 22,780 254 1,115.0 1,036.0 79.0
Milwaukie, OR 21,745 374 1,719.9 1,526.8 193.1
Washougal, WA 16,964 223 1,314.5 1,002.1 312.4
Oregon, WI 11,833 38 321.1 278.9 42.3

Portland SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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