Central Precinct
Central Precinct is located in the Justice Center lobby.
1111 S.W. 2nd Ave., Portland, Oregon 97204
503-823-0097
Front Desk Hours:
24 hours / 7 days a week
Central Precinct is composed of residential, commercial, and industrial districts, covering 41.3 square miles and 821 street miles. Tens of thousands of people call Central Precinct home, and tens of thousands more travel in its boundaries to work, shop, and dine in areas, such as Old Town, Downtown, Northwest, the Pearl, Inner Southeast, Sellwood, and Multnomah Village.
In addition, the outer northwest part of the precinct has significant critical infrastructure and heavy manufacturing assets. Central Precinct is also home to the largest number of free speech events in the city, with everything from one-person demonstrations to thousands-strong marches being held within its boundaries.
Neighborhood Response Team and Bike Patrol
Despite critical staffing shortages, the precinct identifies and prioritizes functions and are able to maintain the Neighborhood Response Team (NRT), which includes the bike patrol. Additionally, Precinct personnel work with the Entertainment District business owners and security, to build a modified entertainment detail response to provide a minimum level of safety of the patrons in the area.
Precinct personnel worked hard to re-establish relationships with downtown and Old Town neighborhoods and businesses to address some of the highest criminal activity in the precinct. By using focused missions with NRT and Bikes, they are able to strategically address crime and livability.
Crime Statistics:
Use the Open Data Portal to view Crime Stats in your Neighborhood.
Social Media:
Twitter: @PPBCentral
Instagram: @PPBCentralBikeSquad
East Precinct
737 SE 106th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97216
503-823-4800
Front Desk Hours:
9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Closed Weekends and Holidays
East Precinct provides services to a diverse population and covers more than 36 square miles and 736 street miles. The area is largely residential with small, shopping centers, local businesses, and schools throughout. East Portland is growing rapidly with new businesses and restaurants and has more than 12 active neighborhoods who work with PPB to help create a safe livable community.
Neighborhood Response Team
East Precinct’s Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) helps support the East Precinct community in a variety of ways. Their main focus is neighborhood livability issues throughout the precinct and includes making arrests for crimes ranging from stolen vehicles, theft, trespass, firearm charges as well as distribution of illegal drugs.
East Precinct personnel works with the business districts to reduce crime and improve safety. With directed patrol specific to these areas East NRT Officers are able to reduce retail thefts, stolen cars and other crimes in these business districts.
Crime Statistics:
Use the Open Data Portal to view Crime Stats in your Neighborhood.
Social Media:
Twitter: @PPBEast
North Precinct
449 N.E. Emerson, Portland, Oregon 97211
503-823-5700
Front Desk Hours:
8 a.m. to 5 pm (Closed from 1-2 p.m.)
Closed Weekends and Holidays
North Precinct covers 58.6 square miles and almost 900 street miles. It stretches from the Kenton/St. John's area all the way up Northeast Portland to NE 185th (with I-84 being the border).
Neighborhood Response Team
The North Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) is impacted by the staffing shortage and is only operational part-time. The team works collaboratively with local businesses, City and regional partners to address key areas with livability concerns. These concerns include dumping of garbage in massive amounts, abandoned vehicles, street level drug dealing and use, property theft, and violent crimes including assaults and shootings.
Crime Statistics:
Use the Open Data Portal to view Crime Stats in your Neighborhood.
Social Media:
Twitter: @PPBNorth