Portland Shootings Fall 9.7% Through September
Portland police recorded 389 shooting incidents through September 2026, continuing a multi-year decline in gun violence.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Violence
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The Portland Police Bureau recorded 389 shooting incidents through September 2026, down 9.7% from the same period in 2025. Shootings are also down 40% from 2024, 50.8% from 2023 and 61.2% from 2022.
Why it matters
The sustained decline across four years matters to Portland residents and neighborhoods still experiencing gun violence. Police track shootings to identify links among victims, suspects and groups, and to determine whether gang violence is a factor.
Portland police recorded 389 shooting incidents from the start of the year through September 2026, a figure drawn from Police Bureau tracking. The source does not indicate how many of these cases have resulted in arrests or charges.
The players
Portland Police Bureau
The city's municipal police agency, which tracks shooting incidents and examines links among victims, suspects and groups.
Love is Stronger
A community organization that serves roughly 60 to 70 young people and works on outreach to reduce violence in Portland neighborhoods.
The details
Old Town recorded 19 reported shootings from September 2025 through September 2026, while Powellhurst-Gilbert recorded 35, Lents 34, Hazelwood 33 and St. Johns 23 over the same period. Officials cited reduced funding for Portland-area organizations as making outreach to high-need neighborhoods harder.
Timeline
September 2022 through September 2026: shooting totals compared across 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
September 2025 through September 2026: neighborhood shooting counts recorded for Old Town and other areas.
November 12, 2026: report published covering shootings through September 2026.
Legal Context
The current figure of 389 incidents sits within a series that began at 2022 levels, when shootings were 61.2% higher than in 2026. The continued decline extends the Portland Police Bureau's multi-year shooting-incident tracking record.
Residents in Old Town, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Lents, Hazelwood and St. Johns are living in neighborhoods with the highest reported counts. Outreach gaps have been cited at locations including 122nd and Burnside, 181st and Chinatown.
The takeaway
Shooting totals have fallen sharply over four years, but neighborhood counts remain uneven across Portland. Residents and organizations tracking outreach needs will be watching whether the decline holds in the months ahead.
Further reading
For more on local trends, see Violence coverage for Portland.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KATU.
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