Crime Maps & Statistics
NEW!! Beaverton Crime Maps
This interactive and easy-to-use mapping application allows the user to see reported crimes that have occurred in their current or prospective neighborhood. Users may select the crimes and the period of interest - and may view “Crime Intensity” to see areas where crimes are concentrated. Please be sure to read the Terms of Service before using the maps. Check back often to see new features which will be added soon, including new reporting features, charts, and the ability to sign up and receive Crime Alerts.
Information Available
The Beaverton Police Department is dedicated to providing citizens with the highest quality of information and service. This portion of the Web site is not only for the police department to use to assess Beaverton’s problem areas and unique characteristics, but also to apprise Beaverton citizens about their community.
This Web site includes:- Neighborhood Maps
- Selected Neighborhood Crime and Neighborhood Part I and Part II Crime Year-to-date
- Various Citywide Crime Statistics
See also Apartment Monthly Calls for Service.
Files on this site are in Adobe PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Publications in Portable Document Format may be viewed, searched and printed out to look exactly like the original.
Sometimes, crime statistics can be misleading. They only represent reported crime. In some areas residents do not report crime and in others, almost all crime is reported. Reporting also varies greatly by type of crime, while most violent crime is reported, minor property crimes are often not reported. If you are using crime statistics to select a new place to live, don’t rely on statistics alone. Visit the area, talk to your future neighbors, and visit at different times during the day to check lighting, noise levels, and personal concerns that are important to you.
In general, crime is a deviant act that violates a law. Those laws can be federal, state, and/or local laws. If a crime has been committed and has been reported to the police, a criminal police report is taken. Throughout this report, crimes are defined and referred to according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and not the Oregon Revised Statutes. In Oregon, a law that carries potential incarceration is defined as a "crime". Those crimes are further divided into "felonies" that may have a penalty of more than a year in prison, while "misdemeanors" have a maximum jail term of less than a full year.
Part I, Part II and Part III Crimes
Crimes are separated into two categories within the UCR. The "Part I" crimes are homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. These crimes are frequently referred to as "Index Crimes": the first four are the violent or "Person Index Crimes" and the others "Property Index Crimes". "Part II" crimes include but are not limited to such crimes as misdemeanor assault, vandalism, prostitution, child abuse, criminal trespass, embezzlement, forgery, and drug offenses. Other less serious crimes such as traffic or fish and game violations are referred to as "Part III" crime.
In addition, there is another distinction within the Part I crime totals. The numbers the Beaverton Police Department reports to the FBI for inclusion in the Uniform Crime Reports include only valid reports. Unfounded reports have been removed. Unfortunately, these numbers are only in aggregate form and a more detailed analysis cannot be conducted using these figures. Therefore, the more specific and geographic analysis of Part I crimes include all the reported crime, unfounded or not. These figures slightly overestimate crimes and may not match the official figures reported to the FBI. Only the official Part I crimes reported to the FBI are shown for city, state, and national statistics.
Crime Tracked by Neighborhood
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Crime statistics in the city of Beaverton are tracked by neighborhood. There are currently 11 neighborhoods in the city of Beaverton. These neighborhoods, in turn, are grouped into four districts or beats. The city is further divided into reporting areas or grids. Crime management and planning is done at the neighborhood level by "associations" and by your police staff. For example, the Central Area Neighborhood Association has responsibility for the downtown neighborhood. This keeps the vision, definition, planning, and evaluation at the local level, but allows better coordination of police resources.
The Future
The Beaverton Police Department crime analysis unit is constantly enhancing and updating its procedures to provide advanced analytical support by the systematic process of collecting, categorizing, analyzing, and disseminating timely, accurate, and useful information that describes crime patterns, crime trends, and potential suspects.
At the core of this effort is the computer based Geographic Information System (GIS) using software known as ArcView, developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. There is a tremendous amount of time and effort going into the development of GIS tools for the analysis of crime information.
Crime Information by Neighborhood
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Selected crime maps and statistics are available for download in the table below. These "zoom-able" files are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Publications in Portable Document Format may be viewed, searched and printed out to look exactly like the original. While viewing a map you can zoom in and out using the Adobe magnifying glass buttons.
Crime Discrepancies:
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These maps and tables available from the links below display differing selections of data: while the tables display all of the Part I and II crimes through the last month for which data is available, the maps only show the Part I crimes plus the Part II crime of "Vandalism" for the month shown.
The maps represent the best data available at the time of publication, but some crimes, especially those occurring along sections of freeways, are not linked to addresses and so do not appear on the maps. It should also be noted that locations are not always exact, as when an incident on a street is located by an address nearby. The exact location of sex crimes are also not shown on the maps, but their occurrence by neighborhood is noted. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information depicted on the maps, the City of Beaverton assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions.
Neighborhood Association Boundaries
If you aren’t sure what neighborhood association you fall under, you can use this full map of the Neighborhood Associations (PDF) to find out or you can click on a NAC in the clickable NAC Map below to bring up a detailed map of that NAC, including major street names. This will allow you to determine which NAC you live in. The NAC maps do not contain crime statistics. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view these maps.
Clickable NAC Map
Note: This map is a simplified illustration that is not intended to show exact boundaries. It is only intended to provide clickable area for users to get to a specific NAC. In addition, NAC boundaries are not the same as City boundaries. For more information, view City limits maps or detailed NAC maps.
Selected Crime Maps and Statistics, by Neighborhood
These maps and statistics use the newly adopted neighborhood boundaries that bring all areas of the city into recognized NACs, as well as merging the Five Oaks and Triple Creek NACs and the Raleigh West and Denney / Whitford NACs. Historical data in the neighborhood statistics tables have been recalculated based on the new NAC boundaries. Background colors on the maps represent the relative number of selected Police Calls for Service including disturbances, assaults, and thefts during 2007. Yellow areas had fewer calls than would be expected on the basis of the area, while red areas had more than would be expected. In the legend, "0.8 - 1.7" indicate areas where the Calls for Service were 80% to 170% of the number that would be expected based on the area alone.
| Denney Whitford/Raleigh West | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Central Beaverton | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Five Oaks/Triple Creek | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Greenway | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Highland | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Neighbors Southwest | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Sexton Mountain | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| South Beaverton | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| Vose | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| West Beaverton | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
| West Slope | Neighborhood Map | Crime Map | Crime Statistics |
Citywide Crime Information
- Most Recent Month Crime Statistics for the Whole City
- Calendar Year 2009 Crime Statistics for the Whole City
- A historical summary of crime trends within Beaverton - Beaverton Crime Rates
