Portland recorded another troubling year of deadly violence in 2024, when 71 people died by homicide, including three people killed by police and one person who died from long-term complications tied to a 2004 shooting. That overall number is slightly less than in 2023, when 77 people died by homicide, including two fatal shootings by police. The numbers, while high compared with Portland’s historic annual average of 30 homicides, follow two years of even higher bloodshed amid the pandemic. Police and elected leaders have applauded the downward trend, saying it’s fueled in part by a drop in gang-related killings. But other U.S. cities that also experienced a spike in violence amid the pandemic have seen their numbers fall even lower than Portland’s. Read more at the link in our bio. #crimerates #crime #theoregonian #seattle #washington