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Portland, TN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Portland has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Portland is 1 in 98. How does Portland fare compared to other communities in Tennessee of all population sizes? Portland's crime rate is lower than approximately 52% of Tennessee communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Portland has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Portland is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Portland does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Portland.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Portland occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Portland; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 385. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Portland; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Portland Crime Data

total Crime Index

47

(100 is safest)


Safer than 47% of U.S. cities.

Portland Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

35

103

138

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.60

7.64

10.24

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.6
6.22
National Median: 4
    Portland
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 385

in Portland

1 in 161

in Tennessee

Portland Violent Crimes

Population: 13,482
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 4 2 29
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.30 0.15 2.15

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
7.64
23.02
National Median: 20
    Portland
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 131

in Portland

1 in 43

in Tennessee

Property Crimes

Population: 13,482
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 24 68 11
Rate per 1,000 1.78 5.04 0.82

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Portland Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
10
15
National Median: 27.0
    Portland
    Tennessee