Portland, the site of massive George Floyd protests, has been ravaged by violent crime since
Posted on AllSides July 18th, 2022
From The Right
![](https://dev.allsides.com/sites/default/files/styles/news_large_image/public/GettyImages-Portland.jpg?itok=F2gw-cHy)
Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Violent crime in Portland, Oregon, has drastically risen over the last three years, most precipitously in 2020, when the city saw near-nightly protests and riots over the death of George Floyd.
"This report confirms the unfortunate reality of what we already knew – that gun violence is on the rise in Portland and that it is being driven by a very small percentage of our population," Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said in a statement Saturday following the release of the crime data.
Researchers for the California Partnership for Safe Communities compiled...