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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$9.78 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kerns, Portland, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $2,106 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kerns 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 Kerns, Portland, OR Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Kerns's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Kerns sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of neighborhoods and behind 98%. The grade covers only Kerns's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Kerns is 117.7 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the north areas to 1 in 10 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Kerns, Portland, OR report the most crime, about 150 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 21 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kerns, Portland, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kerns for 2025 is $9,775,629, about $1,387 per resident and $2,106 per household. That equals 2.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.1%

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

Kerns, Portland, OR:	$1387
Northwest, Portland, OR:	$1177
Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR:	$260
Oregon:	$550
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kerns is $1,387 per year, which is $923 more than the national average and $837 more than Portland's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Kerns:

In Northwest, Portland, OR, crime costs $1,177 per person, which is $210 less than in Kerns.
In Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR, crime costs $260 per person, which is $1,128 less than in Kerns

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Kerns for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Kerns	Cost per Kerns Resident
Murder	$2.08 million	$295
Rape/Sexual Assault	$326,620	$46
Robbery	$361,255	$51
Assault	$1.52 million	$215
Kidnapping	$40,429	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1.27 million	$180
Burglary	$572,622	$81
Theft	$2.19 million	$310
Arson	$66,976	$10
Vandalism	$1.10 million	$156
Animal Cruelty	$5,458	$1
Drug Crimes	$134,363	$19
Identity Theft	$114,105	$16
Total Cost of Crime	$9,775,629	$1,387

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kerns, 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 Kerns totals $15,915,624 ($2,259 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $25,691,253 ($3,646 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 southeast 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 Kerns has 4, do the same, and of Kerns's 7,046 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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Kerns 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 Kerns residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.496
Robbery	1.630
Rape	0.7645
Murder	0.1571
Total Violent Crime	10.05 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	59.89
Vehicle Theft	11.65
Burglary	8.960
Arson	0.3936
Total Property Crime	80.89 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0946
Drug Crimes	2.578
Vandalism	21.87
Identity Theft	2.092
Animal Cruelty	0.1047
Total "Other" Rate	26.74 (F)

Individual Kerns Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime 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
Buckman, Portland, OR	F	D-	F
Irvington, Portland, OR	F	C-	F
Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR	F	D	F
Center, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-
Alameda, Portland, OR	D+	C+	D
Richmond, Portland, OR	D-	C	D-
Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR	F	F	F
Eliot, Portland, OR	F	D-	F
Pearl District, Portland, OR	F	D-	F
Brooklyn, Portland, OR	D-	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Considering only the crime 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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