Crime in Oregon starts to trend down, according to FBI data
FILE: Police tape blocks off North Commercial Street near Jefferson High School in Portland after shots were fired on Oct. 18, 2022. Jonathan Levin...
FILE: Police tape blocks off North Commercial Street near Jefferson High School in Portland after shots were fired on Oct. 18, 2022. Jonathan Levinson, Jonathan Levinson / OPB A rise in crime during the pandemic across most of Oregon's largest cities – including Portland – is abating, according to a new state analysis of preliminary federal crime data. From 2021 to 2022 across the state's largest cities, violent crime dropped a combined 8.8% and property crime decreased by 2.6%. The report, released this week, was compiled by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission , a state agency that helps develop criminal justice policy and is a statewide clearinghouse for criminal justice data.