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Gang violence drives surging Portland homicide rate from early 2019 to mid-2021, study finds

by | Jul 16, 2022 | Headline Feed, Statewide

Gang violence drives surging Portland homicide rate from early 2019 to mid-2021, study finds
California Partnership for Safe Communities also studied nonfatal shootings in Portland from January 2019 through December 2021 and found that a very small but high-risk population has driven a significant portion of the city’s gun violence.

Portland’s homicide rate jumped 207% from January 2019 through June 2021, the largest increase compared to five comparable cities, Minneapolis, Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver and Nashville, according to a new study.