Kerns, Portland, OR Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Kerns in green. The most dangerous areas in Kerns are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Kerns, Portland, OR Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Kerns is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of neighborhoods are safer and 11% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kerns's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Kerns is 7.496 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kerns generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Kerns may be as high as 1 in 102 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 168 in the south part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southwest parts of Kerns, Portland, OR: about 10 per year. The northwest part of Kerns has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Kerns, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Kerns residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Kerns has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Kerns has 4, have the same problem. Of Kerns’s 7,046 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Kerns Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Kerns residents in a standard year.

Individual Kerns Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Kerns is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Kerns.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Buckman, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D-
Irvington, Portland, OR	F	C-	F	C-
Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR	F	D	F	D
Center, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-	C
Alameda, Portland, OR	D+	C+	D	B-
Richmond, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-	C
Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR	F	F	F	F
Eliot, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D
Pearl District, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D-
Brooklyn, Portland, OR	D-	C-	D-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Kerns is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Royal Poinciana, Hollywood, FL	B+	C+	C+	C
Euclid-St Paul, St. Petersburg, FL	A	A-	A-	B+
Foothills, Henderson, NV	B-	B-	B-	C+
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	F	F
Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR	B	A	A	A+
Hethwood-Prices Fork, Blacksburg, VA	B	B-	B-	C+
Hillcrest-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA	D	D	D	D+
Homaker Park, Bakersfield, CA	D+	D-	D-	D-
La Mesa, Albuquerque, NM	F	F	F	F
Laredo Highline, Aurora, CO	D	D	D	D

Considering only the assault rate, Kerns is less safe than the Oregon state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kerns, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Kerns schools on SchoolGrade

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