Portland, OR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$700.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Portland, OR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $557 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Portland area 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in the Portland area against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Portland sits in the 41st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 41% of cities and behind 59%. The grade covers only the Portland area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in the Portland area is 3.342 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 228 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 747 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Portland, OR report the most violent crime, about 2,490 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 227 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Portland, OR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Portland is projected at $700,836,041 for 2025, about $221 per resident and $557 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 44.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Portland Compared to Other Cities?

Portland, OR:	$221
Bar Harbor, ME:	$254
Eliot, ME:	$48
Oregon:	$128
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $221 per resident each year in Portland, which is $37 less than the national average and $93 more than Oregon's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Portland:

In Bar Harbor, ME, crime costs $254 per person, which is $33 more than in Portland.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $48 per person, which is $173 less than in Portland

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Portland, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Portland	Cost per Portland Resident
Murder	$321.3 million	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$141.6 million	$45
Robbery	$65.7 million	$21
Assault	$172.2 million	$54
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$700,836,041	$221

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in 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 Portland totals $2,887,342,442 ($911 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,588,178,483 ($1,132 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in 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 southeast part of the city 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. Major airports, of which the Portland area has 1, are the extreme case. 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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Portland Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.892
Robbery	0.6589
Rape	0.7367
Murder	0.0539
Total Violent Crime	3.342 (C)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in the Portland area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Portland area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Maywood Park, OR	F	C-	F
Milwaukie, OR	D-	C-	F
Oak Grove, OR	D-	C	D-
Happy Valley, OR	D-	B-	D-
Oatfield, OR	D	C	D-
Lake Oswego, OR	D	C	D-
Cedar Mill, OR	C	B	D+
Johnson City, OR	C-	B	C-
Clackamas, OR	D-	C+	D-
Gladstone, OR	D	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Portland is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-
Orlando, FL	A-	B	B
Austin, TX	C-	C	C
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+
St. Louis, MO	D-	D	D
Kansas City, MO	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, the Portland area is less safe than the Oregon state average and safer than the national average.

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