Portsmouth, Portland, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Portsmouth in green. The most dangerous areas in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth, Portland, OR Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Portsmouth is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of neighborhoods are safer and 20% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Portsmouth's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Portsmouth is 0.1371 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Portsmouth generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Portsmouth may be as high as 1 in 6,210 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,523 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Portsmouth, Portland, OR: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Portsmouth has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Portsmouth's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Portsmouth to the Oregon state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Portsmouth is less safe than the Oregon state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Portsmouth, Portland, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Portsmouth about $2,523,598 in 2025, or roughly $258 per resident. This is part of Portsmouth's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Portsmouth, including every crime type and how Portsmouth compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Portsmouth's crime maps on the Portsmouth overall crime page.

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Individual Portsmouth Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Portsmouth is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Portsmouth.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
University Park, Portland, OR	C	B-	C	D
Kenton, Portland, OR	D-	C-	D-	D-
St. Johns, Portland, OR	D	C+	D	D
Cathedral Park, Portland, OR	D-	C-	D-	D-
Arbor Lodge, Portland, OR	D-	C+	D-	D
Overlook, Portland, OR	D-	C-	F	D
Woodlawn, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-	D
Bridgeton, Portland, OR	F	D-	F	D
Boise, Portland, OR	F	D	F	D
Esther Short, Vancouver, WA	F	D-	F	A-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Portsmouth is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT	F	D-	D-	A
Center, Portland, OR	D-	C	C	D
Faneuil, Brighton, MA	A-	B-	B-	B-
City Center West, Philadelphia, PA	C	B	B	D-
Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, OH	D-	D	D	D
Concordia, Portland, OR	D-	C	C	D
Airport, Riverside, CA	C-	C	C	C+
Downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN	D-	D-	D-	C+
East Rock, New Haven, CT	B-	B+	B+	C-
Downtown Pasadena, Pasadena, TX	D+	D	D	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Portsmouth, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Portsmouth schools on SchoolGrade

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