Lents, Portland, OR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$6.84 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lents, Portland, OR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $822 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lents with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lents against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Lents sits in the 55th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 55% of neighborhoods and behind 45%. The grade covers only Lents's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Lents is 4.021 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 197 in the north areas to 1 in 295 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Lents, Portland, OR report the most violent crime, about 17 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lents, Portland, OR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lents is projected at $6,836,088 for 2025, about $311 per resident and $822 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

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

Lents, Portland, OR:	$311
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tuala:	$489
Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR:	$98
Oregon:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $311 per resident each year in Lents, which is $53 more than the national average and $71 more than Portland's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lents:

In Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tuala, crime costs $489 per person, which is $178 more than in Lents.
In Rock Creek, Clackamas, OR, crime costs $98 per person, which is $213 less than in Lents

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Lents, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$6,836,088	$311

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lents, Portland, OR

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Lents totals $30,561,718 ($1,391 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,397,805 ($1,702 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lents, Portland, OR, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Lents Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Lents residents in a standard year.

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

Individual Lents Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent 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 lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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 violent crime rate, Lents is as safe as the Oregon state average and as safe as the national average.

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