Portland recorded its lowest number of shooting incidents in six years, with gun violence declining by 30% in 2025.

Dan Douthit, a city spokesperson, said in a statement that fatal and injury shootings are down 34% over the last 12 months.

Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez condemned the release of a man who ended up killing his domestic partner ...

Mohamed Adan killed the mother of his two children in 2022 after a now-defunct activist group paid his bail in a domestic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jamie Evans-Butler is appointed as the Program Manager for Portland's Office of Violence Prevention following a competitive process with over 120 candidates.

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero met with Mayor Ted Wheeler, Police Chief Chuck Lovell, the Multnomah County Sheriff and other local leaders to look ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (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 bullet casings after a shooting.

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