The media always exaggerate things a bit in order to keeps folks watching. The murder rate in Portland is certainly not as high as in some of the poorest states of the country but burglaries, shoplifting, car break ins, and other property crimes have been on the rise and now are slowing coming back to pre-pandemic levels.
@Marzbarz Just avoid walking around with your iPhone in your hands unless you absolutely have to use it, know where you're going and you'll be ok.
Crime in Oregon starts to trend down, according to FBI data
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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...
Portland Crime Statistics
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Interactive report summarizing the type and number of report offenses by Neighborhood.