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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$17.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lents, Portland, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $2,138 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lents 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 Lents, 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 Lents's combined rate is higher than the norm. Lents sits in the 20th percentile, ahead of 20% of neighborhoods and behind 80%. The grade covers only Lents's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Lents is 58.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the northwest areas to 1 in 20 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Lents, Portland, OR report the most crime, about 242 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 65 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lents, Portland, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lents for 2025 is $17,779,516, about $809 per resident and $2,138 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.1%

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

Lents, Portland, OR:	$809
Northwest, Portland, OR:	$1177
Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR:	$260
Oregon:	$550
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lents is $809 per year, which is $345 more than the national average and $259 more than Portland's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lents:

In Northwest, Portland, OR, crime costs $1,177 per person, which is $368 more than in Lents.
In Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR, crime costs $260 per person, which is $549 less than in Lents

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lents	Cost per Lents Resident
Murder	$3.75 million	$171
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.05 million	$48
Robbery	$571,468	$26
Assault	$1.46 million	$66
Kidnapping	$129,190	$6
Vehicle Theft	$5.03 million	$229
Burglary	$843,581	$38
Theft	$2.19 million	$100
Arson	$196,272	$9
Vandalism	$1.94 million	$88
Animal Cruelty	$17,930	$1
Drug Crimes	$400,531	$18
Identity Theft	$190,966	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$17,779,516	$809

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lents, 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 Lents totals $30,561,718 ($1,391 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $48,341,233 ($2,200 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 northwest 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 do the same, and of Lents's 21,977 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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Lents 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 Lents residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.315
Robbery	0.8267
Rape	0.7883
Murder	0.0909
Total Violent Crime	4.021 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.27
Vehicle Theft	14.79
Burglary	4.232
Arson	0.3698
Total Property Crime	38.66 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0970
Drug Crimes	2.464
Vandalism	12.35
Identity Theft	1.123
Animal Cruelty	0.1103
Total "Other" Rate	16.15 (D)

Individual Lents Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Scott, Portland, OR	D	B-	D
Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, OR	D+	B-	D+
Foster-Powell, Portland, OR	D	C+	D
Powellhurst-Gilbert, Portland, OR	D	B-	D-
West Mt. Scott, Happy Valley, OR	C-	A-	D+
South Tabor, Portland, OR	D	C	D
Errol Heights, Portland, OR	D+	C+	D+
Woodstock, Portland, OR	C-	B	C-
Southgate, Portland, OR	F	C-	F
Pleasant Valley, Portland, OR	C+	A	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lents 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
Bay Terraces, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+
Bear Creek, Stockton, CA	B	D	D
Brightwood, Washington, DC	D+	D+	D+
Central Arlington, Arlington, TX	D	D	D
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	D-
Charles Village, Baltimore, MD	D	F	F
Chevy Chase, Washington, DC	C-	C+	C+
Diamond Head-Kapahulu-St Louis, Honolulu, HI	B	A-	A-
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	C+
Downtown Stamford, Stamford, CT	B	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Lents 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 Lents, Portland, OR average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Lents schools on SchoolGrade

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