Oregon’s Multnomah County Second in Foreign National Crime in February 2017

Article author: 
David Olen Cross
Article date: 
Sunday, March 19, 2017
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On February 1, 2017 Oregon’s Multnomah County had 203 of the 967 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was second in foreign national crime in the state with 20.99 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Multnomah County residents were harmed or victimized by the 203 criminal aliens incarcerated on February 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainers.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

Total Number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Multnomah County by Type of Crime

Percentage of Inmates W/ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Multnomah County by Type of Crime

Drugs

42

20.69%

Homicide

37

18.23%

Rape

27

13.30%

Sex Abuse

27

13.30%

Robbery

21

10.34%

Assault

16

7.88%

Sodomy

16

7.88%

Kidnapping

6

2.96%

Burglary

5

2.46%

Driving Offense

2

0.99%

Theft

1

0.49%

Vehicle Theft

1

0.49%

Arson

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

2

0.99%

Total

203

100.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 February 17.

This table reveals, using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from February 1st, the total number criminal alien inmates incarcerated in the DOC prison system by type of crime from all Oregon counties, the total number of criminal alien inmates from Multnomah County in DOC prisons by type of crime and the percentage of those alien inmates who were from the county by type of crime.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

Total number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from all Oregon Counties by Type of Crime

Total number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Multnomah County by Type of Crime

Percentage of Inmates W/ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Multnomah County by Type of Crime

Sex Abuse

190

27

14.21%

Rape

172

27

15.70%

Homicide

136

37

27.21%

Drugs

112

42

37.50%

Sodomy

96

16

16.67%

Assault

76

16

21.05%

Robbery

53

21

39.62%

Kidnapping

26

6

23.08%

Burglary

21

5

23.81%

Theft

20

1

5.00%

Driving Offense

9

2

22.22%

Vehicle Theft

4

1

25.00%

Arson

0

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

52

2

3.85%

Total

967

203

 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 February 17.

The following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the majority of the 203 criminal aliens with ICE immigration detainers who have harmed or victimized the residents Multnomah County in the DOC prison system.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Country

Total Inmates W/ ICE Detainers from Multnomah Country by Country of Origin in DOC Prisons

Percentage of Inmates W/ICE Detainers by Country of Origin from Multnomah County in DOC Prisons

Mexico

136

67.00%

Vietnam

10

4.93%

Cuba

8

3.94%

Guatemala

7

3.45%

Russia

5

2.46%

Honduras

4

1.97%

Ukraine

4

1.97%

Egypt

2

0.99%

England

2

0.99%

Ethiopia

2

0.99%

Somalia

2

0.99%

Other Countries

21

10.34%

Total

203

100.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 February 17.

Criminal aliens from 31 different countries have harmed or victimized the residents of Multnomah County.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. He is a weekly guest on the Lars Larson Northwest Show. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/