Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR Murder Crime Rates and Maps

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	C-
Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$145

Murder costs the average Sellwood-Moreland resident about $145 per year.

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Sellwood-Moreland is in the 42nd percentile for safety, meaning 58% of neighborhoods are safer and 42% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sellwood-Moreland's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Sellwood-Moreland is 0.0772 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sellwood-Moreland generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sellwood-Moreland may be as high as 1 in 11,196 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,953 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

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

How Sellwood-Moreland's Murder Rate Compares

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

Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR:	0.0772
Oregon:	0.0587
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Sellwood-Moreland 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 Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sellwood-Moreland about $2,270,864 in 2025, or roughly $145 per resident. This is part of Sellwood-Moreland's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sellwood-Moreland, including every crime type and how Sellwood-Moreland 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 Sellwood-Moreland's crime maps on the Sellwood-Moreland overall crime page.

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Individual Sellwood-Moreland Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Eastmoreland, Portland, OR	C	B+	C	C-
Ardenwald, Milwaukie, OR	D+	B-	D+	B+
Reed, Portland, OR	C	B-	C	C+
Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill, Portland, OR	D+	C+	D	D+
Brooklyn, Portland, OR	D-	C-	D-	D
Woodstock, Portland, OR	C-	B	C-	C-
Errol Heights, Portland, OR	D+	C+	D+	C
Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, OR	D	C-	D	D+
Lewelling, Milwaukie, OR	C-	B	D+	A-
Hillsdale, Portland, OR	C	B	C-	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sellwood-Moreland is lower 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
South End, Nashua, NH	B	A+	A+	A
Logan Circle, Washington, DC	D	C-	C-	F
Maplewood, Fall River, MA	B+	B-	B-	A+
Midvale Park, Tucson, AZ	B	B-	B-	C+
Montclare, Elmwood Park, IL	A-	A-	A-	C
Montopolis, Austin, TX	C	D+	D+	C+
Savage-Guilford, Laurel, MD	C	B-	B-	C
South Broad Street, Newark, NJ	B+	C+	C+	C+
Lincoln Park, San Diego, CA	C+	D+	D+	C-
South Englewood, Chicago, IL	C	D+	D+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Sellwood-Moreland schools on SchoolGrade

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