Services and Resources for Police and safety

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This appendix to our 2020 Annual Report summarizes case handling decisions and outcomes.

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is committed to ensuring public safety while protecting the rights of individuals to lawfully and peacefully gather and exercise their First Amendment rights. Whether you're planning an event or attending one, here's everything you need to know.

Explainer from the Portland Bureau of Transportation) about “no turn on red” technology for traffic signals.

Explainer from the Portland Bureau of Transportation) about “rest in red” technology for traffic signals. How the technology works, how it’s deployed, what it costs. Information provided by PBOT’s Traffic Systems & Operations group and Vision Zero team.

The Portland Office of Violence Prevention is now accepting applications for the 2026 Safer Portland Grant to help prevent violence, especially gun violence, in both the near and long term. All applications must be submitted by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. 

The Portland Office of Violence Prevention is now accepting applications for the 2026 Spring Break Youth Safety Initiative Sponsorship to help reduce youth violence: principally, gun violence through collaborative community-based prevention efforts during Spring Break (March 21st – March 29th).

About the Safe Routes to School program at the Portland Bureau of Transportation.

Welcome to PCCEP the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing.

Protecting human lives is core to Vision Zero, the goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on Portland streets.

The African American Advisory Council is a partnership that brings together members of Portland’s African American community and police officers to promote understanding and respect in police and community relationships.

The City of Portland requires both residents and business owners with alarm systems to maintain an annual permit with the city.

Portland Bureau of Transportation continually reviews deadly traffic crashes in Portland, analyzing trends and then building this report each winter to look back at the previous year. Understanding the circumstances and factors behind each loss of life from traffic violence is core to our work.

In 2022, we were tracking 40 audits with 226 recommendations. Topics ranged from internal financial focused subjects, such as payment card use and construction costs, to programs that impact Portlanders directly, such as the City’s approach to policing gun violence and cleaning up homeless camps.

Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) updates the public on our Vision Zero work annually — what work we’ve done and what areas need more attention — through the annual Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report.

These are audits we plan to begin or complete in the coming fiscal year. They are subject to change, and new topics may be substituted or added if higher priority issues emerge during the year.

These are audits we plan to begin or complete in the coming fiscal year. They are subject to change, and new topics may be substituted or added if higher priority issues emerge during the year.