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

Article author: 
David Olen Cross
Article date: 
Sunday, February 26, 2017
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On January 1, 2017 Oregon’s Multnomah County had 201 of the 953 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was second in foreign national crime with 21.09 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Multnomah County residents were harmed or victimized by 201 criminal aliens incarcerated on January 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 by Type of Crime from Multnomah County

Drugs

43

21.39%

Homicide

37

18.41%

Rape

28

13.93%

Sex Abuse

25

12.44%

Robbery

20

9.95%

Assault

16

7.96%

Sodomy

16

7.96%

Kidnapping

6

2.99%

Burglary

4

1.99%

Driving Offense

2

1.00%

Theft

1

0.50%

Vehicle Theft

1

0.50%

Arson

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

2

1.00%

Total

201

100.00%

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

This table reveals, using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from January 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

185

25

13.51%

Rape

170

28

16.47%

Homicide

136

37

27.21%

Drugs

112

43

38.39%

Sodomy

93

16

17.20%

Assault

75

16

21.33%

Robbery

54

20

37.04%

Kidnapping

26

6

23.08%

Burglary

21

4

19.05%

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

48

2

4.17%

Total

953

201

 

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

The following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the majority of the 201 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

137

68.16%

Vietnam

10

4.98%

Cuba

8

3.98%

Guatemala

7

3.48%

Russia

5

2.49%

Honduras

3

1.49%

Ethiopia

3

1.49%

Ukraine

3

1.49%

England

2

1.00%

Somalia

2

1.00%

Other Countries

21

10.45%

Total

201

100.00%

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

Criminal aliens from 30 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/