Oregon’s Washington County Third in Foreign National Crime in February 2017

Article author: 
David Olen Cross
Article date: 
Friday, March 17, 2017
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On February 1, 2017 Oregon’s Washington County had 191 of the 967 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was third in foreign national crime in the state with 19.75 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Washington County residents were harmed or victimized by the 191 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 Washington County by Type of Crime

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

Sex Abuse

45

23.56%

Rape

41

21.47%

Homicide

20

10.47%

Assault

19

9.95%

Sodomy

19

9.95%

Drugs

16

8.38%

Robbery

11

5.76%

Burglary

5

2.62%

Theft

5

2.62%

Driving Offense

3

1.57%

Kidnapping

3

1.57%

Arson

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0.00%

Vehicle Theft

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

4

2.09%

Total

191

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 Washington 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 Washington County by Type of Crime

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

Sex Abuse

190

45

23.68%

Rape

172

41

23.84%

Homicide

136

20

14.71%

Drugs

112

16

14.29%

Sodomy

96

19

19.79%

Assault

76

19

25.00%

Robbery

53

11

20.75%

Kidnapping

26

3

11.54%

Burglary

21

5

23.81%

Theft

20

5

25.00%

Driving Offense

9

3

33.33%

Vehicle Theft

4

0

0.00%

Arson

0

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

52

4

7.69%

Total

967

191

 

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 191 criminal aliens with ICE immigration detainers who have harmed or victimized the residents Washington County in the DOC prison system.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Country

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

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

Mexico

147

76.96%

Guatemala

8

4.19%

Cuba

4

2.09%

Ukraine

4

2.09%

EL Salvador

3

1.57%

Honduras

3

1.57%

Federated States of Micronesia

3

1.57%

Marshall Islands

2

1.05%

Philippines

2

1.05%

Other Countries

15

7.85%

Total

191

100.00%

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

Criminal aliens from 23 different countries have harmed or victimized the residents of Washington 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/