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Up from 600 last year and 300 the year before that on this date.
That number must come from just the officially investigated shootings where they collect casings and such cuz 1000 shootings/289 days = average of 3.4 shootings per day.
Looking at the police blotter I usually see 7-15 shootings reported per day (I mean unique addresses reported, no repeats).
Plus some obvious shootings that were shown on neighbors and Nextdoor app were only called "disturbance-priority" and not listed as shootings on the police blotter.
That number must come from just the officially investigated shootings where they collect casings and such cuz 1000 shootings/289 days = average of 3.4 shootings per day.
Looking at the police blotter I usually see 7-15 shootings reported per day (I mean unique addresses reported, no repeats).
Plus some obvious shootings that were shown on neighbors and Nextdoor app were only called "disturbance-priority" and not listed as shootings on the police blotter.
Portland passes 'grim milestone' of 1,000 shootings in 2021
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell shared a grim milestone on Saturday: since the beginning of the year, there have been more than 1,000 shootings in the city. The chief addressed this statistic in statements made on Twitter, calling Portland's gun violence "a terrible problem. " He said these...
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