Is Downtown Portland Oregon Safe? (2024 Update)

Portland Oregon has a vibrant Downtown scene, but this hasn't always been the case. Homeless, drug issues, and crime have headed the news stories. Today, I walk around Downtown Portland Oregon while going over where Portland was, where it is now, and where I think it will go.
It turns out the city is really changing for the better. Between recent laws and a new energy in the city, this video will showcase all the challenges and awesome places opening up in the downtown landscape.
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[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

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[@volkergluth3428]

Hey that was a great little film! Thank you for that from Germany! Hope to come back as soon as I can to your hometown. Best!

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@volkergluth3428 thanks for watching-much appreciated! 🤙🏻

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

The car? That was a dark grey 1972 Camaro. I used to have one. I couldn't believe I saw it in this video! I moved to Portland in 2001 and finally left in late 2019. I hope to go back one day. I really miss it there. Nice walk thru, and I'm glad people are starting to recognize Mayor Adams needed to clean up that mess of OCCUPY right when it first happened instead of just playing games with them. I also felt it lead to all the riots in the past decade. That was one of the most beautiful places I've ever lived. I've done a few cross country trips, Portland was just BEAUTIFUL. I really hope they can clean it up. Thanks to both my gracious hosts for the walk thru. Stay blessed, safe, and prosperous.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

I couldn’t agree more! Traveling California and Washington there are some comparable areas of west coast beauty, but I’ve had tons of great interactions with fellow Portlanders-I’ve also lived in the area since 2001, SE Portland especially has a place in my heart! Cheers

[@gilliganmcneuter4550]

Can you explain how protests cause crime in a city to become worse over a decade? I'm genuinely interested to know

[@Daphammer]

Im thinking of doing a solo weekend trip to portland in a couple months. Thanks for the video! It's nice to get a good perpective of the city. Btw, do you think it'd be smart to stay at the Hoxton?

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

I've heard good things about Hoxton, it would definitely put you in the heart of downtown. Portland has got a lot more to offer than downtown, I know a lot of people that like to stay in Alberta Arts district or Hawthorne stretch. The inner east side definitely has more walkable restaurant scene, but downtown has got a lot of nightlife. Reach out if you have more questions, cheers! 503-957-7981

[@flolou8496]

What could I do for fun or just interesting stuff from late August until Labor Day weekend of 2024, for a ''vacation'' in the Portland, area ? (never been here, just taking a break from scorching heat in Arizona, since it's cheap to fly to Portland ) I like water and green landscapes, since you never get enough of that when you live in the dessert .

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

I suggest doing at least a half day in the Columbia River Gorge, that would be a stark contrast! For city parks, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (Rhoddies will have just have gone, but still beautiful), leech Botanical gardens, Mt tabor park, Westmoreland City park on the east side. On west side Japanese gardens, forest park, Portland Rose gardens (do this one during sunset!) A trip to Timberline lodge, or down to Cannon Beach to switch things up is always nice.

[@user-zg8bf3ry4t]

I live on 3rd and Couch 😊

[@danielwhitehouse7682]

There's no way for 1 person to know if the shelters are

[@DebbieInOregon]

I lived in Portland for many years and always thought it was a beautiful city. But no more..now it just looks like a slum….graffiti EVERYWHERE you look. And whether you think it’s art or garbage, it’s wrong! It’s destruction of someone else’s property, but no one knows right from wrong anymore. And no one obviously cares about the hideous graffiti. No pride. I love Oregon and will never leave it, but you can have your Portland slum.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

I know of a lot of organizations trying to reverse the course. People who care about Portland know there's growing pains and are hoping for positive change!

[@danielwhitehouse7682]

support Street Roots we help

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@danielwhitehouse7682 its cool you distribute them they’ve been around for a long time!

[@michaeltoney2277]

I’ve not watched the video yet. But I live in Portland and moved in 2020 and it’s a very safe city. Way safer than the bigger cities. Anyone who thinks the “rough streets” of Portland is that bad is a sheltered untraveled person. You want unsafe? Go to Mumbai. You want unsafe go to Skidrow in LA. You want unsafe go to New York. Portland is a peaceful wonderland by comparison.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@michaeltoney2277 100% agree. You said it better than I did.

[@Dc-oe8qe]

3 years ago I went from Portland to to NYC. Was in Washington heights and Manhattan … Portland was pretty gross in comparison to Manhattan. Even Washington heights was cleaner with less homeless wandering around on drugs.

[@michaeltoney2277]

@@Dc-oe8qe three years ago isn’t a fair comparison. That was height of every shut down in every major city. New York at its worse is way worse than Portland ever dreamed of being and that isn’t a reflection on New York it’s just a much larger place. If you tell me I’m wrong I’ll understand that you are being sentimental for your home town. Portland went through a rough time during the pandemic, no doubt but every city did.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@Dc-oe8qe Portland also had to grow from a big town to a big city. We’ve had growing pains, 2021 was by far the worst Portland will hopefully ever see.

[@Dc-oe8qe]

@@LivinginOregonandWashington to clarify I am a Portland native I grew up in colonel summers park. I LOVE Portland. I was a hippie kid running barefoot.🤣 but we always had issues always but it’s x10 right now. Not 3 years ago. Portlands beloved silliness went too far. I dunno somebody has got to pull the reigns in somewhere.cmon guys.

[@davidgoldberg1219]

In a word, NO!!! Used to live in Oregon. Never so glad I left anywhere.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@davidgoldberg1219 where’d you move to?

[@davidgoldberg1219]

@@LivinginOregonandWashington I'm gathering you mean where did I go once out of Oregon. I live in Tucson Arizona now. Lived there before I went to Oregon. Going to Oregon didn't work out very well for myself. Many reasons.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@davidgoldberg1219 Glad you found a place that fits your vibe! Oregon is definitely not for everyone. For me I stick around because of the amount of green space I can escape to.

[@davidgoldberg1219]

@@LivinginOregonandWashington I think you'd be very surprised to find out how green SE AZ is. Not the same green as Oregon, but still green. Like Oregon isn't for everyone, SE AZ is much the same. Lots more mountains down here, and I actually live outside of Tucson at 4600' elevation. We get snow in the winter and can ski on Mt. Lemmon.

[@RickChristmanHomelessonthestre]

I'm looking for a place to rent. I'm low income

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

Our MLS doesn't have rentals available, but there are several low income rental options the city has. All the best.

[@StevenGundry-py3pm]

Tiller Terrace, taking applications.

[@harleybonhamchannel]

Need better audio; can't get past the first 60 seconds. Sounds like you're talking into an empty soup can.

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

You are so right... I can't believe it! I just went in and adjusted volume levels: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYuvf2yvfpVokK8 Feel free to watch the unlisted version here and please let me know if this is better as I am always learning. I appreciate the 60 seconds even, Apologies for the sound soup. 🍜 😂

[@anzatzi]

Cute kid!

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

Thanks!

[@robyoungquist5803]

Well that really didn’t show much of anything as to tents/homeless on the streets 🤔. So one cannot make a determination if Downtown PDX is safe or not. 🫤. As to what do to with vacant commercial spaces … would City Government ever think of converting some to SRO’s to get the homeless off the streets or would that be too expensive of an option 🧐

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

Have you been downtown recently? It’s cleaned up pretty decently!

[@robyoungquist5803]

@@LivinginOregonandWashington … I viewed your presentation because I’m thinking of relocating there. I misunderstood the title of it “Is Downtown Portland Oregon Safe” … I thought you’d show actual streets and whether or not they were tented or had homeless milling about. My apologies. I assumed too much 🫤

[@LivinginOregonandWashington]

@@robyoungquist5803 You'll still find it down by the bridges and in some east side neighborhood pockets especially, but downtown as a whole has cleaned up a lot since 2022 and 2023! I've been down there a lot so "better" or "safe" is a relative term to back then. Hope that clears it up. Feel free to reach out when you come out here!

[@Alterspark120]

@@LivinginOregonandWashington incorrect.