The increase in violent crime in Portland, Oregon, between 2020 and 2021 was higher than the rest of the US, according to the latest crime figures from FBI data.
Critical to note, theaccounted for only around 62% of law enforcement agencies across the country that submitted data.
Portland Police released an image of the crime scene here a man was fatally shot by police on June 25, 2021 Still, the data comes as Republicans seek to make tackling crime a major campaign issue going into next month’s midterms.
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