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The violent crime rate remained below the national average every year between 1985 and 2022, while property crime generally remained above the average during that time. Every year between 2011 and 2020, Oregon maintained one of the 20 lowest violent crime rates in the United States.
Portland: 1949-08-06: Teenager abducted and murdered: Jeannace June Freeman: 1961: Murdered two children of her lover, first woman sentenced to death in Oregon: Murder of Martha Morrison: Portland: 1974-09: 17-year-old girl disappeared from Portland, remains discovered 2015: Jim Bradley: Portland: 1982-02-20: Pro basketball player shot to death ...
Protesters surround the perimeter fence of the Hatfield United States Courthouse on July 22, 2020. Date. May 28, 2020 – 2021. Location. Portland, Oregon, United States. Caused by. Murder of George Floyd. Racial injustice in the United States. Police brutality in the United States.
02:32 , Josh Marcus. Oregon police have identified Jesse Lee Calhoun of Portland as a person of interest in the recent deaths of four area women that officials say are linked, according to the ...
A recent study showed Portland ranks about average compared with 40 other cities when it comes to homicide, assault and robbery rates. But the surge in crime has resulted in an identity crisis.
James Butler Elkins (1901–1968) was a crime boss in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-20th century. Elkins was involved in numerous illegal activities for several decades in the mid-20th century. He reportedly ran gambling rackets and nightclubs like the 8212 Club and was known for his brutality.
May 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM. The defeat of a progressive prosecutor in an Oregon district attorney’s race this week is underscoring the delicate dance Democrats face on the issues of crime and ...
On May 26, 2017, Jeremy Joseph Christian fatally stabbed two men and injured a third after he was confronted for shouting racist and anti-Muslim slurs at two black teenagers, Destinee Mangum and Walia Mohamed, on a MAX Light Rail train in Portland, Oregon.
Sebastian Alexander Shaw (born Chau Quong Ho; November 28, 1967 – October 4, 2021) was a Vietnam-born American serial killer and rapist responsible for at least three murders in Portland, Oregon between 1991 and 1992. When interviewed by detectives in prison, Shaw confessed to killing ten more people.
On February 19, 2022, Benjamin Jeffrey Smith approached and assaulted a small group of women, at the edge of Normandale Park in Portland, Oregon, United States. He murdered one, caused the paralysis of another from the shoulders down, and seriously injured three others, including a bystander who had approached to deescalate.