The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kenton, Portland, OR: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Kenton

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Kenton. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Kenton, Portland, OR Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

C-
D-
Other Crime Grade
D-

$8.61 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kenton, Portland, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $2,497 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kenton with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Kenton, Portland, OR Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Kenton's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Kenton sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of neighborhoods and behind 88%. The grade covers only Kenton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Kenton is 69.42 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the northeast areas to 1 in 21 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Kenton, Portland, OR report the most crime, about 99 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kenton, Portland, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kenton for 2025 is $8,614,603, about $1,060 per resident and $2,497 per household. That equals 2.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.7%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Kenton Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Kenton, Portland, OR: $1060
Northwest, Portland, OR: $1177
Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR: $260
Oregon: $550
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kenton is $1,060 per year, which is $596 more than the national average and $509 more than Portland's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Kenton:
  • In Northwest, Portland, OR, crime costs $1,177 per person, which is $118 more than in Kenton.
  • In Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR, crime costs $260 per person, which is $800 less than in Kenton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Kenton for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Kenton
Cost per Kenton Resident
Murder
$2.72 million
$334
Rape/Sexual Assault
$390,532
$48
Robbery
$295,771
$36
Assault
$801,895
$99
Kidnapping
$49,064
$6
Vehicle Theft
$1.57 million
$193
Burglary
$537,090
$66
Theft
$954,117
$117
Arson
$68,930
$8
Vandalism
$977,060
$120
Animal Cruelty
$6,021
$1
Drug Crimes
$162,167
$20
Identity Theft
$84,581
$10
Total Cost of Crime
$8,614,603
$1,060

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kenton, Portland, OR

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Kenton totals $20,201,580 ($2,485 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $28,816,184 ($3,545 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Kenton has 3, do the same, and of Kenton's 8,128 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Kenton Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.435
Robbery
1.157
Rape
0.7924
Murder
0.1778
Total Violent Crime
5.562 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
22.67
Vehicle Theft
12.48
Burglary
7.285
Arson
0.3512
Total Property Crime
42.79 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0996
Drug Crimes
2.697
Vandalism
16.83
Identity Theft
1.344
Animal Cruelty
0.1001
Total "Other" Rate
21.07 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
C+
D-
D+
C+
D+
C
B-
C
D-
C-
F
D-
C
D-
F
D-
F
F
D
F
D
C+
D
F
D+
F
F
C-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Kenton is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
F
F
F
B
C
C
B+
C-
C-
D-
D+
D+
A+
A
A
D
F
F
C+
B+
B+
C+
C-
C-
A+
A+
A+
A
A-
A-

Considering only the crime rate, Kenton 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 Kenton, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Kenton schools on SchoolGrade

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