Wilkes, Portland, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Wilkes is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of neighborhoods are safer and 40% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wilkes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Wilkes is 0.0809 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wilkes generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wilkes may be as high as 1 in 10,113 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,775 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

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

How Wilkes's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wilkes 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, Wilkes 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 Wilkes, Portland, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wilkes about $2,063,943 in 2025, or roughly $152 per resident. This is part of Wilkes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wilkes, including every crime type and how Wilkes 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 Wilkes's crime maps on the Wilkes overall crime page.

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Individual Wilkes Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Argay, Portland, OR	D+	C+	D	D+
Gresham-Rockwood, Gresham, OR	D	B-	D	C+
Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham, OR	D+	B-	D+	C+
Hazelwood-Mill Park, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-	D+
Centennial, Portland, OR	D+	B+	D	C+
Mill Park, Portland, OR	D	C+	D-	C-
Parkrose, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-	D
Powellhurst-Gilbert, Portland, OR	D	B-	D-	C-
Gresham-Northwest, Gresham, OR	D	B-	D	B-
Gresham-North Central, Gresham, OR	D+	B+	D	B

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Wilkes 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
Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC	D-	D-	D-	D-
South Englewood, Chicago, IL	C	D+	D+	D-
South Arroyo, Pasadena, CA	C-	C-	C-	B+
Silver Lake, Providence, RI	A-	B+	B+	A-
Rock Creek, Little Rock, AR	B	B	B	D
Nevin, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D	D	D+
Kahaluu, Kaneohe, HI	A+	A+	A+	A+
Hyde Park, Cincinnati, OH	B-	B+	B+	D
Hyannis, Barnstable Town, MA	B+	C	C	A
Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA	C+	C+	C+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wilkes, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Wilkes schools on SchoolGrade

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