President Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this month and again last Friday that Portlanders are “living in hell” and his innuendo that National Guard troops could storm the city flies in the face of recently published crime data confirming that homicides declined by nearly 52% from 2024.

Portland Crime Data Doesn’t Support Trump’s “Living In Hell” Claim

Following the Portland ICE protest earlier this year, Trump said earlier this month that protesters had ruined the city and threatened to send the National Guard to address the Antifa and ICE protests . He used flawed terms such as “out of control” about Portland.

The remarks aren’t borne out by the latest Portland police crime figures, indicating that major categories of violent crime have gone down, following record-breaking viol

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