REPORT: Portland sees spikes in shoplifting crimes, overdose deaths in 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Police Bureau presented the City Council with an annual report highlighting the city’s 2023 crime statistics on Aug. 28. The data included a 98% increase in shoplifting in North Portland and nearly twice as many drug overdose deaths as 2022.

PPB Chief Bob Day told the City Council that crime is down in recent years. However, crime rates remain high compared to the levels seen prior to 2020.

While most property crimes fell in 2023, shoplifting increased by 83% in PPB’s Central Precinct...