Data published from the city of Portland

Portland, Ore. (Katu) – Some surprising New data from the city of Portland shows that the crime near two accommodations has dropped overnight.

It is important to note that in a report in Portland, when a report on crimes is published, many argue that people do not report it or only have given up reporting.

Katu brought this concern to Mayor Keith Wilson and replied.

“Report your crime. I would never expect it as normal,” he said. “We do not want to normalize human suffering. We do not want to normalize the crime. If something works, we report it.

The mayor asked the Portlanders to give the police the opportunity to know where a crime takes place so that they can “hurry up resources to change the result in this neighborhood”.

The new data is part of Wilson's plan to end homelessness by opening a dozen accommodations overnight.

At the beginning of this year, the Salvation Army opened accommodations in the old town overnight and the other in the Humboldt district in North Portland.

Data from Portland Police Bureau showed that fewer crimes were reported in the six months after their opening, which were opened compared to the six months earlier.

Total crime around the old town overnight in the protection of 2.5%compared to the period before the opening. The person's crimes had decreased with a higher price (-17.5%) (-0.9%). Ownership crime had also declined (-4.3%), but with a lower rate than in the city (-11.3%), ”said the data.

During the proximity of the animal shelter in North Williams Avenue, the overall crime had “declined by 12.5% compared to the period before the opening, a higher decline than in the city.”

In other words, the data indicates that opening emergency shelters overnight in a neighborhood has not led to increased crime.

In fact, PPB's analysis shows a positive shift in crime reduction.

“We will not only take care of the vulnerable. We will take care of the entire community and increase everyone, not only for those who are protected from life -saving care, but we will improve the neighborhood, the livability, but also the business activities,” Wilson told reporters.

This does not change some that fall back on new animal shelters.

“They see that people sell drugs who sell drugs with drugs with drugs in the bright day opposite parks and school and see them everywhere,” said Mary Seburn in Pearl District.

Wilson also promised more resources in districts with accommodation accommodation.

“You will see an increase in the street, the graffiti sampling. We will concentrate on the treatment of drug use and drug trafficking,” he said.

Not even this promise is enough to convince some in the pearl to have a shelter overnight.

“I don't think they have the resources or know how to manage the resources or how to assign the resources or ensure that resources are affected,” said Seburn.

The report states that social crimes such as drugs and prostitution rose to the two animal shelters, but PPB said that this is due to increased enforcement.

PPB provided the following crime data in the two animal shelters:

No crimes were reported between July 16, 2024 and January 6, 2025, and two crimes were reported between July 16, 2024 and January 6, 2025, and June 30, 2025. The two crimes were “simple” attacks.

At the locations of N. Williams, no crimes were reported between 16, 2024 and January 6, 2025, and seven crimes were reported between January 7, 2025 and June 30, 2025. The crimes were four “simple” attacks, a heavy attack, a stolen vehicle and vandalism.