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Population 17,525. Citywide rates use Census Bureau estimates for Portland city. Neighborhood rates use a fixed 2020 Census allocation. One of 96 Portland neighborhoods. About the rates →

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ASSAULT · 2025

272incidents

vs. 2024▲ 3.4%

vs. 10-yr avg▲ 37.1%

vs. Portland (rate)▲ 27%

§ 01 · Trend · Northwest

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · Northwest

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years

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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.

Northwest assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Northwest
2016	107
2017	92
2018	178
2019	174
2020	173
2021	241
2022	251
2023	233
2024	263
2025	272

Categories in scope · small multiples

Selected window · 2016 – 2025

Assault

272

'16▲ 154%'25

Auto Theft

158

'16▲ 93%'25

Burglary

287

'16▲ 173%'25

Robbery

'16▲ 33%'25

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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.

Northwest category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery
2016	107	82	105	21
2017	92	116	120	19
2018	178	135	159	27
2019	174	129	169	17
2020	173	152	350	18
2021	241	273	350	21
2022	251	383	258	27
2023	233	317	239	27
2024	263	234	216	39
2025	272	158	287	28

Where it sits in Portland

How Northwest compares with nearby neighborhoods

Northwest on the city map, then a table of nearby neighborhoods showing 2025 assault count.

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Northwest

Area northwest · POP 17,525

Map: Portland Police Bureau neighborhood boundaries · 2020 Census population. This city does not yet have a packaged street map.

Neighborhood	Area	Population	Assault count	2025 count	'16 → '25
Portland · city-wide	—	635,109	7,768	7,768	▲ 60%
Northwest ◀	northwest	17,525	272	272	▲ 154%
Hillside	hillside	2,030	4	4	▲ +3 small base
Arlington Heights	arlington-heights	1,443	2	2	— small base
Goose Hollow	goose-hollow	6,319	127	127	▲ 159%
Pearl	pearl	11,019	229	229	▲ 288%
Overlook	overlook	7,195	79	79	▲ 98%
Sylvan-Highlands	sylvan-highlands	1,703	6	6	— small base
Forest Park	forest-park	1,899	5	5	▲ +4 small base
Downtown	downtown	14,404	551	551	▲ 53%

Data summary for Northwest

Northwest: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
Year	Assault	Auto Theft	Burglary	Robbery
2016	61.1	46.8	59.9	12.0
2017	52.5	66.2	68.5	10.8
2018	101.6	77.0	90.7	15.4
2019	99.3	73.6	96.4	9.7
2020	98.7	86.7	199.7	10.3
2021	137.5	155.8	199.7	12.0
2022	143.2	218.5	147.2	15.4
2023	132.9	180.9	136.4	15.4
2024	150.1	133.5	123.3	22.3
2025	155.2	90.2	163.8	16.0