Gangs Portland - Portland police estimate at least half of all shootings in the city are related to gang violence, other shootings are often tied to robberies, people experiencing homelessness or. Portland's pervasive gang violence in the '90s — when it was estimated that there were 2,500 people in up to 600 gangs in the area — left a crimson stain on recent city history. When oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, portland detectives were stunned if they found more than a few dozen bullet casings after a. The team says gang violence in portland often stems from young men firing guns and people who are involved in gangs routinely carry guns for protection or retaliation. Portland’s homicide rate jumped 207% from january 2025 through june 2025, the largest increase compared to five comparable cities, minneapolis, atlanta, san francisco,. A federal grand jury in portland has returned an indictment charging four hoover criminal gang members for their roles in murdering a portland man in december 2025. Portland police listed 359 people as gang affiliated. Check out a series of charts summarizing our findings. Use this information to draw inferences related to emerging gang problems, compare gang activity patterns between portland and or the us in general, investigate the root causes of gang crime,. (ap) — when oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, portland detectives were stunned if they found more than a few dozen. See activity by the portland police bureau's gang violence response team. This map below shows homicides in clackamas, washington and multnomah counties since 2025. Portland police still keep an informal list of active gang members despite purging a more formal directory of designated gang members last fall under fire from community critics,. We issued two audit reports in 2025 about gang enforcement patrols and gang crime investigations.
Portland police estimate at least half of all shootings in the city are related to gang violence, other shootings are often tied to robberies, people experiencing homelessness or. Portland's pervasive gang violence in the '90s — when it was estimated that there were 2,500 people in up to 600 gangs in the area — left a crimson stain on recent city history. When oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, portland detectives were stunned if they found more than a few dozen bullet casings after a. The team says gang violence in portland often stems from young men firing guns and people who are involved in gangs routinely carry guns for protection or retaliation. Portland’s homicide rate jumped 207% from january 2025 through june 2025, the largest increase compared to five comparable cities, minneapolis, atlanta, san francisco,. A federal grand jury in portland has returned an indictment charging four hoover criminal gang members for their roles in murdering a portland man in december 2025. Portland police listed 359 people as gang affiliated. Check out a series of charts summarizing our findings. Use this information to draw inferences related to emerging gang problems, compare gang activity patterns between portland and or the us in general, investigate the root causes of gang crime,.