Editing Portland, Oregon (section)

===Crime===
According to the [[FBI|Federal Bureau of Investigation]]'s [[Uniform Crime Report]] in 2009, Portland ranked 53rd in violent crime out of the top 75 U.S. cities with a population greater than 250,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2009|publisher=[[FBI]]|title=Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2009 (Table 6)|access-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref> The murder rate in Portland in 2013 averaged 2.3 murders per 100,000 people per year, which was lower than the national average. In 2011, 72% of arrested male subjects tested positive for illegal drugs and the city was dubbed the "deadliest drug market in the Pacific Northwest" due to drug related deaths.<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[Drugs, Inc.]]|title=Dope-landia|network=National Geographic|date=July 23, 2014|season=5|number=4|minutes=44}}</ref> In 2010, [[Nightline|ABC's Nightline]] reported that Portland is one of the largest hubs for child sex trafficking.<ref>{{cite news|author=KATU News|date=September 23, 2010|title=Is Portland 'Pornland?' Nightline highlights city sex trade|publisher=KATU|url=http://www.katu.com/news/103648264.html|url-status=dead|access-date=March 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501115630/http://www.katu.com/news/103648264.html|archive-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> Car theft rates in Portland are the fifth highest of any US metropolitan area as of 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 2, 2023|title=Portland is 5th in the US for car thefts|publisher=[[KPTV]]|url=https://www.kptv.com/2023/03/02/portland-is-5th-us-car-thefts/|access-date=July 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=April 12, 2023|title=An average of 30 cars are stolen every day in Portland|url=https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/an-average-of-30-cars-are-stolen-every-day-in-portland/|publisher=[[KOIN]]|access-date=July 17, 2023}}</ref> According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2023: "Shootings in the city have tripled" and "Lower-level crimes have spiked too: More than 11,000 vehicles were stolen in 2022, up from 6,500 in 2019."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jarvie|first=Jenny|date=February 10, 2023|title=What's the matter with Portland? Shootings, theft and other crime test city's progressive strain|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-10/whats-the-matter-with-portland-urban-ills-tests-citys-progressive-strain|access-date=August 4, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

In the Portland [[Metropolitan statistical area]] which includes Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties, OR and Clark and Skamania Counties, WA for 2017, the murder rate was 2.6, violent crime was 283.2 per 100,000 people per year. In 2017, the population within the city of Portland was 649,408 and there were 24 murders and 3,349 violent crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-6/table-6|title=Table 6|website=FBI}}</ref>

Portland's 101 homicides in 2022 set a new record.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2022|title=Portland's 101 homicides in 2022 set new record: 'At some point, we have to be tired of burying our children'|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html/|access-date=April 20, 2023|website=The Oregonian|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414063636/https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> For 2021 year, Portland recorded 90 homicides, compared with 20 in 2016, and 27 in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 1, 2018|title=2017 in review: Homicides in Portland|url=https://www.koin.com/news/2017-in-review-homicides-in-portland/|access-date=March 9, 2023|website=KOIN.com}}</ref>