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

Crime per Capita in Pearl District

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

 

Pearl District, Portland, OR Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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F
Other Crime Grade
F

$15.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pearl District, Portland, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $1,837 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pearl District 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 Pearl District, 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 Pearl District's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Pearl District sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of neighborhoods and behind 98%. The grade covers only Pearl District's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Pearl District is 112.1 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the southeast areas to 1 in 14 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Pearl District, Portland, OR report the most crime, about 277 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pearl District, Portland, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pearl District for 2025 is $14,953,087, about $1,292 per resident and $1,837 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.4%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 9.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Pearl District Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Pearl District, Portland, OR: $1292
Northwest, Portland, OR: $1177
Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR: $260
Oregon: $550
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pearl District is $1,292 per year, which is $828 more than the national average and $741 more than Portland's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Pearl District:
  • In Northwest, Portland, OR, crime costs $1,177 per person, which is $114 less than in Pearl District.
  • In Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR, crime costs $260 per person, which is $1,032 less than in Pearl District

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Pearl District for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Pearl District
Cost per Pearl District Resident
Murder
$2.95 million
$255
Rape/Sexual Assault
$541,525
$47
Robbery
$425,569
$37
Assault
$2.47 million
$213
Kidnapping
$66,907
$6
Vehicle Theft
$1.98 million
$171
Burglary
$910,674
$79
Theft
$3.51 million
$303
Arson
$95,562
$8
Vandalism
$1.54 million
$133
Animal Cruelty
$8,002
$1
Drug Crimes
$227,592
$20
Identity Theft
$220,032
$19
Total Cost of Crime
$14,953,087
$1,292

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pearl District, 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 Pearl District totals $22,982,973 ($1,985 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,936,060 ($3,277 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 central 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 Pearl District has 11, do the same, and of Pearl District's 11,576 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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Pearl District 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 Pearl District residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
7.428
Robbery
1.169
Rape
0.7715
Murder
0.1356
Total Violent Crime
9.504 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
58.55
Vehicle Theft
11.06
Burglary
8.674
Arson
0.3418
Total Property Crime
78.63 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0953
Drug Crimes
2.658
Vandalism
18.67
Identity Theft
2.456
Animal Cruelty
0.0934
Total "Other" Rate
23.97 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Pearl District 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
D-
D-
A
C
C
B-
C-
C-
D
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
A+
A-
A-
D
D-
D-
D
D-
D-
D-
C+
C+
D-
D
D

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

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