Here Are The 10 Most Dangerous Places In Portland After Dark
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Katherine Green
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During the day, Portland looks like a nice and tidy place. But at night, its darker side comes out. While overall crime is down, there are still plenty of places that can be dangerous throughout the city. Using crime, fire, and dangerous intersection data, these are the top 10 most dangerous places in the city after dark.
With over 10,000 calls for police, nearly 500 fire incidents, and many dangerous intersections, this is the top-ranked place for danger in the city after dark. 122nd Avenue and SE Stark is the most dangerous intersection in the neighborhood.
With just under 7,000 calls to police, this SE neighborhood comes in a far second.
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This SE neighborhood saw just over 6,000 calls to the police. Its SE 82nd Avenue and Southeast Powell intersection saw a whopping 171 accidents in the reported 5-year period, making it one to steer clear of this year.
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With 3,695 calls to the police, Montavilla seems relatively safe in comparison to the top three. 82nd and SE Division is the most dangerous neighborhood in the NE Portland neighborhood.
Another SE neighborhood, Mill Park, came in fifth with 2,108 calls to police. With a few accident-prone intersections, this neighborhood is lower in violent crimes than number 6, but still ranks higher for overall danger.
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The Foster-Powell neighborhood had 2,314 calls to police, although with a small number of dangerous intersections, it fares safer than Mill Park.
2,787 calls to police gave this NE neighborhood its number seven spot on the list. NE Columbia and the I-205 Southbound ramp is the most dangerous intersection in the neighborhood.
While there were 9,328 calls to police from downtown, the fact that there are none of the dangerous intersections that plague other neighborhoods give downtown its number 8 ranking.
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Old Town had 3,258 calls to police and just 60 fire incidents. Its most dangerous intersection is NW Broadway and NW Couch.
With 1,885 calls to police, this North Portland neighborhood fills the number 10 spot on this list. With just one dangerous intersection, on the corner of North Interstate and North Lombard, Kenton is in the most coveted spot on this list.
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