Portland's overall crime rate is 32% lower than the overall crime rate in Texas. Statewide, there were 814,678 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,810 for every 100,000 people.

A struggle over a snub-nosed rifle left four dead during a strong-arm marijuana robbery gone horribly wrong, a Multnomah County jury heard Monday as a prosecutor and a defense lawyer delivered ...

A Portland man accused in a deadly shooting last month in the Hazelwood neighborhood was taken into custody in Texas on Monday, officials said. U.S. Marshals arrested Che Bell, 35, in Killeen ...

Portland Community Safety Transition Director Mike Myers says one significant decrease in crime comes in a particular group, young African American men.

PORTLAND, Tx — Portland Chief of Police Mark Cory says that the Police Department has seen a decrease in crime over the past 18 months. “I don’t think the bad guys want to come into our city ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Texas teen has been identified after being killed in a shooting in Portland's Lents Neighborhood Saturday, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB).

Tap to view in new tab The numbers are not unusual for Portland - there were 22 gang shootings between January and March last year, 34 in 2016 and 35 in 2015.

Prosecutors say Jeremy Lenoire was one of three gunmen seeking to rob Portland brothers of their marijuana.

Violent crime is a broad category of offenses comprising four sub categories: murder, robbery, rape, and aggravated assault. In Portland, Texas, violent crime is far less common than it is nationwide.