Portland Crime Rate Report (Oregon)

Portland crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Portland for 2013 is expected to be lower than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Portland in 2010 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 33.92% and the city property crime rate in Portland was higher than the national property crime rate average by 70.99%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Portland was higher than the violent crime rate in Oregon by 114.5% and the city property crime rate in Portland was higher than the property crime rate in Oregon by 66.96%.
Portland Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Portland Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Portland Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,794
Arson214
Burglary4,120
Forcible Rape230
Larceny and Theft21,026
Motor Vehicle Theft3,245
Murder and Manslaughter22
Robbery1,005
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)34,685
Property Crime28,391
Violent Crime3,051
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,317
Arson90
Burglary3,267
Forcible Rape208
Larceny and Theft16,128
Motor Vehicle Theft2,625
Murder and Manslaughter22
Robbery976
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)28,296
Property Crime22,002
Violent Crime2,524

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Portland Property Crime Portland Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Portland Crime 2010 Portland Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Portland Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Portland Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Portland, Oregon crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Portland crime report data for 2013 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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