CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Portland Police Department

Crime in Portland, OR

The violent crime rate in Portland is 688 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 57% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −1% compared with the previous 12 months.

Drone photo of Portland, Oregon.
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The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

688 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,344 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−1% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

5,062 per 100,000 residents, per year

31,963 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

5,749 per 100,000 residents, per year

36,307 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 631,483, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Portland sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

688

Portland has the 57th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 245 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Portland; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Aurora, CO71152
Chattanooga, TN70553
Greensboro, NC70254
Columbia, SC69955
Seattle, WA69056
Portland, OR68857
Phoenix, AZ67858
Oklahoma City, OK67259
Sacramento, CA66860
Des Moines, IA66161
Colorado Springs, CO65762

The places closest to Portland in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Portland crime map

official map linked
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Portland Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Portland, OR and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

For where incidents happened, Portland Police Department publishes a crime dashboard with a map on Tableau Public; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Portland, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Vancouver, WA, 7 miles away.

Portland and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Portland, OR688
Vancouver, WA5337 mi
Gresham, OR33910 mi
Salem, OR37846 mi
Eugene, OR340105 mi
Tacoma, WA813107 mi
Kent, WA264130 mi
Bellevue, WA89144 mi
Seattle, WA690145 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 910 reported144−13% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 40 reported6.3−7% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 16,481 reported2,610−4% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 8,059 reported1,276+6% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 3,680 reported583−15% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 3,494 reported553−19% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent910144—−13%
HomicideViolent406.3—−7%
TheftProperty16,4812,610—−4%
Theft from vehiclesProperty8,0591,276—+6%
Vehicle theftProperty3,680583—−15%
BurglaryProperty3,494553—−19%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Portland Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (12th highest rate of 155), robbery (23rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (12th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −1%

0200400600SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug332385
Violent crimes per month in Portland, OR, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025412Sep 2024436
Oct 2025408Oct 2024389
Nov 2025365Nov 2024343
Dec 2025357Dec 2024348
Jan 2026313Jan 2025334
Feb 2026289Feb 2025334
Mar 2026302Mar 2025363
Apr 2026377Apr 2025357
May 2026402May 2025357
Jun 2026375Jun 2025372
Jul 2026412Jul 2025391
Aug 2026332Aug 2025385

Homicides −7%

0510SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug52
Homicides per month in Portland, OR, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20259Sep 20246
Oct 20254Oct 20246
Nov 20256Nov 20244
Dec 20256Dec 20242
Jan 20261Jan 20252
Feb 20260Feb 20251
Mar 20263Mar 20258
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20263May 20252
Jun 20262Jun 20253
Jul 20261Jul 20256
Aug 20265Aug 20252

15 in 2026 through August, 25 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Portland, OR
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20263322,2535
Jul 20264122,8531
Jun 20263752,5522
May 20264022,7583
Apr 20263772,5460
Mar 20263022,8673
Feb 20262892,5830
Jan 20263132,8541
Dec 20253571,9106
Nov 20253652,7976
Oct 20254083,0394
Sep 20254122,9519
Aug 20253852,8622
Jul 20253912,8716
Jun 20253722,7943
May 20253572,7642
Apr 20253572,5351
Mar 20253632,6048
Feb 20253342,4101
Jan 20253342,7512
Dec 20243483,0162
Nov 20243432,9254
Oct 20243893,1356
Sep 20244363,1476
Aug 20244163,1735
Jul 20244612,97910
Jun 20244102,6655
May 20243672,7844
Apr 20243422,7514
Mar 20243912,8826
Feb 20243402,8398
Jan 20243202,6548
Dec 20233273,0157
Nov 20233253,1037
Oct 20233673,3336
Sep 20233593,1941

How Portland compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
4Memphis, TN1,4453,612606,629Aug 2026
6Baltimore, MD1,3024,037562,811Jul 2026
42Washington, DC7772,656693,645Sep 2026
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
73Louisville, KY6123,250691,630Jul 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
195Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)2551,572562,033Jul 2026
234Pasco County, FL (Sheriff)194641617,158Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Portland in population, Portland included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026

All 4 places in Oregon on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
56Seattle, WA6904,368791,503Jul 2026
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
91Vancouver, WA5332,669200,968May 2026
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026
192Kent, WA2641,797136,591May 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Portland by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Portland side by side with Seattle, Detroit or Memphis, or with any other place.

Other cities in Oregon

3 city pages, closest first

Oregon as a whole has 316 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Portland’s rate is 118% above the state’s.

GreshamSalemEugene

All 4 cities in Oregon

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Portland safe?

By reported violent crime, Portland is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 688 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −1% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Portland?

Yes, from the police itself: Portland Police Department publishes a crime dashboard with a map on Tableau Public (https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/portlandpolicebureau/viz/MonthlyReportedCrimeStatistics/MonthlyStatistics). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Portland compares with nearby places such as Vancouver, WA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Portland?

688 violent and 5,062 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 36,307 incidents reported to Portland Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 910 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 3,494 burglaries, 8,059 thefts from vehicles and 16,481 other thefts.

Is crime in Portland going up or down?

It is roughly flat: violent crime −1% and property crime −5% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Portland had in 2026?

Portland Police Department reported 15 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 25 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 40, or 6 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Portland Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OR0260200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Portland

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat910144−13%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal3,494553−19%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included8,0591,276+6%
Vehicle theft3,680583−15%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

OR0260200
Source
Portland Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OR0260200)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Portland Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)