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

Article author: 
David Olen Cross
Article date: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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On September 1, 2017 Oregon’s Washington County had 202 of the 971 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 20.80 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Washington County residents were harmed or victimized by the 202 criminal aliens incarcerated on September 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

48

23.76%

Rape

44

21.78%

Homicide

21

10.40%

Assault

20

9.90%

Sodomy

20

9.90%

Drugs

19

9.41%

Robbery

12

5.94%

Burglary

6

2.97%

Kidnapping

3

1.49%

Theft

3

1.49%

Driving Offense

2

0.99%

Arson

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0.00%

Vehicle Theft

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

4

1.98%

Total

202

100.00%

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

This table reveals, using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from September 1st, the total number of 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

197

48

24.37%

Rape

174

44

25.29%

Homicide

137

21

15.33%

Drugs

107

19

17.76%

Sodomy

97

20

20.62%

Assault

79

20

25.32%

Robbery

49

12

24.49%

Burglary

24

6

25.00%

Kidnapping

24

3

12.50%

Theft

15

3

20.00%

Driving Offense

8

2

25.00%

Vehicle Theft

4

0

0.00%

Arson

0

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0

0.00%

Escape

0

0

0.00%

Other / Combination crimes

56

4

7.14%

Total

971

202

 

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

The following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the majority of the 202 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

156

77.23%

Guatemala

9

4.46%

Cuba

5

2.48%

EL Salvador

4

1.98%

Federated States of Micronesia

3

1.49%

Honduras

3

1.49%

Philippines

2

0.99%

Ukraine

2

0.99%

Other Countries

18

8.91%

Total

202

100.00%

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

Criminal aliens from 26 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. This report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials in Washington County to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the county. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/