The Oregon DOJ's 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicates shifting trends and a 7% decrease in overall bias reports.

But the State Department of Justice cautioned the 7% could be attributed to underreporting, rather than a decrease in bias incidents.

The decline in reporting did not occur evenly across demographic groups, with certain groups showing more of a willingness to ...

The Bias Response Hotline was established in 2019 by Oregon lawmakers with the goal of supporting crime victims, particularly in areas where there is limited funding or access to services meant to ...

A Department of Corrections investigation into allegations against Nicholas T. Alexander concluded Dec. 10. The next day, Washington County authorities found Alexander and his daughter, Larissa, dead ...

The findings of the annual report, show a 229% increase in overall reporting to the Hotline from 2020-2023, and a 222% increase in reports of both bias crimes and non-criminal bias incidents, from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Bias and hate crime reporting remain on the rise in Oregon, with reports soaring over 200% from 2020 to 2023, according to an annual report released by the Oregon Criminal ...

Reports of hate crimes and bias incidents have spiked 366% in Oregon this year, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since January, the number of cases has grown, according to data from ...

Any victim or witness of a bias incident or a hate crime can visit www.StandAgainstHate.Oregon.Gov or call Oregon DOJ’s Bias Response Hotline at 1-844-924-BIAS (2427).

PORTLAND, Ore. — Reports of hate crimes and bias incidents have spiked 366% in Oregon this year, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since January, the number of cases has grown ...

According to FBI crime data, there were 290 bias incidents reported in Oregon last year. The annual total has more than doubled since 2018. The number of victims also increased to 428 last year.

The economic impact of crime in Oregon was an estimated $14.9 billion in 2023, according to a report released by the Common Sense Institute this week. That is a cost of $3,509 per Oregon resident.