Crimes

About crimes

In this section of EveryBlock, you can learn about crimes reported near you.

The information, collected by the Portland Police Bureau, includes the location of each crime, the time and date it occurred, and the offense that was reported. The offenses cover a wide range of crimes, from burglaries to motor vehicle thefts to homicides.

Source

The crime incident data from the Portland Police Bureau is published by CivicApps.org for Greater Portland. New crimes are added each day, and we at EveryBlock publish new reports daily.

What else should I know about crime data in Portland?

The police bureau provides a CrimeMapper that publishes the same types of crimes that you can learn about on EveryBlock.

The bureau's crime category's are based on the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system developed by the FBI and used by law-enforcement agencies across the country. Portland breaks its crime into three groups. Part I crimes are the most serious, and include homicides, robberies and aggravated assaults. You can learn more about the groups, and how certain crimes are defined in Portland on the bureau's crime definition page.

The city is divided into three police precincts, and provides information about neighborhood crime statistics.

The police outline how citizens can make public records requests, including police reports. The bureau's Frequently asked questions outlines how to report crimes, among other useful resources.

Finally, the bureau provides access to its annual reports, going back to 1993.