Portland, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Portland:

  • There were 44,585 total crimes committed in Portland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,075.5 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is 204.43% above the national average.
  • Portland ranks #103 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Portland ranks #9,724 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 Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 7,075.5 per 100,000 people. That's 204.43% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 139.78% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44,585 7,075.5 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 94 14.9 2.9 6.3
Robbery 1,279 203.0 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3,006 477.0 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4,733 751.1 291.9 369.8
Burglary 4,790 760.2 339.2 269.8
Larceny 24,206 3,841.4 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 10,856 1,722.8 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 39,852 6,324.4 2,659.0 1,954.4

Portland Crime Compared To Oregon Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Portland

4,733
Violent Crimes
751.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
103.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,733 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 751.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 103.11% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 157.34% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

39,852
Property Crimes
6,324.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
223.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39,852 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 6,324.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.8 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 223.60% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 137.85% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 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 193,273 12,006 6,211.9 5,576.1 635.9
Lake Oswego, OR 40,044 665 1,660.7 1,580.8 79.9
Camas, WA 27,653 321 1,160.8 1,131.9 28.9
Battle Ground, WA 21,385 366 1,711.5 1,557.2 154.3
Milwaukie, OR 20,784 305 1,467.5 1,337.6 129.9
Washougal, WA 16,902 351 2,076.7 1,798.6 278.1
Oregon, WI 11,538 82 710.7 624.0 86.7

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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