PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Violent crime has been on the decline in Portland since 2020. Compared to this time last year, all homicides were down 7%. Homicides from gun violence were down 23%. Total shooting incidents were down 18%. In July 2022, Mayor Ted ...

Dan Douthit, a city spokesperson, said in a statement that fatal and injury shootings are down 34% over the last 12 months. He added that working with the Portland Police Bureau’s community groups, including the Enhanced Community Safety Team, has also played a role.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Public Schools teachers and the superintendent are continuing to discuss how to prevent gun violence, after students have been injured in recent shootings at high schools in their district. Leaders of the Portland ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city agencies are still reviewing applicants for two more grants to cover street level outreach -- part of a multi-million-dollar effort within Portland’s Office of Violence Prevention to deploy violence interrupters on the ...

Portland police will investigate and arrest any suspects in violence or other unlawful activity on election night or afterward. (Courtesy of Portland Police Bureau) As tensions tighten across the country heading toward Election Day, Portland police are ...

Portland's chief of police took to social media to plead with members of the community to stop violent acts against the city's officers after a string of violent incidents over the past week. "The violence shown last night toward officers and over the ...

Portland police arrested 41-year-old Jason Norwest, of Portland, on suspicion of murder following a woman’s Saturday slaying in the Hazelwood neighborhood.

Eight months after giving the go-ahead for a gunshot detection pilot project, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Thursday that the city won’t pursue installing the technology. “It really came down to resources: time, money, bandwidth and personnel ...