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Oregon county lost $1 billion in 2020 as residents fled crime,
homelessness: 'It's like Portland died'
Portland lost 6th-most residents in United States over past year
By Andrew Mark Miller | Fox News

‘We’re on our own’: Oregon woman says homeless man knocked her unconscious
A Portland, Oregon, doctor knocked unconscious while walking in the city
says her attack highlights ongoing problems with homelessness, mental
illness and police shortages.

Multnomah County, where Portland, Oregon, is located, reportedly lost
more than $1 billion in income between 2020 and 2021 as a result of
residents fleeing the state amid surging crime, homelessness and safety
concerns.

Data analysis conducted by Oregon Live showed that 14,257 tax filers and
their dependents left Multnomah County during the first year of the
pandemic in 2020 and took a record $1 billion of income with them.

The data showed that higher earners were more likely to leave since
their jobs could be done remotely during coronavirus shutdowns, and the
average income of people leaving was 14% higher than people who left the
year before.

Before 2020, Portland had experienced 15 consecutive years of growth,
Fox 12 Oregon reported.

CRIME TURNED PORTLAND INTO ‘HOLLOWED OUT SHELL.’ ITS NEIGHBORS ARE
TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING TO THEM

tent on street with chain link fence in background
The homeless crisis in Portland, Oregon, has continued to spiral out of
control and several Portland business owners have sounded the alarm
about the issue and the crime associated with it. (Hannah Ray
Lambert/Fox News Digital)

The 2020 exodus came at the same time that crime in Portland began
spiking and the city broke its homicide record in 2021 and then again in
2022.

In addition, the homeless crisis in Portland has continued to spiral out
of control and several Portland business owners have sounded the alarm
about the issue and the crime associated with it.

"Our city is in peril," Portland business owner Katherine Sealy told Fox
News Digital in December. "Small businesses [and large] cannot sustain
doing business in our city’s current state. We have no protection or
recourse against the criminal behavior that goes unpunished."

PORTLAND RESIDENT SOUNDS ALARM OVER CITY'S 'SAFE REST VILLAGE' PROGRAM:
AREA OF 'ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUGS'

homeless tents in front of bridge
Tents cover an open space near the Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon, on
July 7, 2023. (Hannah Ray Lambert/Fox News Digital)

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office reported a 50% increase in homelessness from
2019 to 2022.

The flood of residents leaving Portland appears to have continued since
the pandemic as Portland lost 8,308 people from July 2021 to July 2022.
Census data shows that Portland lost the sixth-most residents in the
country over the past year, Fox 12 Oregon reported.

"It’s like Portland died," longtime Portland resident Larry May told Fox
12 Oregon in May.

Portland, Oregon skyline
The 2020 exodus came at the same time that crime in Portland began
spiking and the city broke its homicide record in 2021 and then again in
2022. (George Rose/Getty Images)

Wheeler’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment
from Fox News Digital.

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter
@andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.

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dionysus979
1 day ago

Certainly it is very worrisome that Oregon voters are now suffering the
consequences of their choices. However, what is even more concerning is
that they will relocated to Republican controlled states but continue to
vote as they have done because they don't like the way the politician
speaks rather than considering what he/she says.

pablo1671
7 hours ago

This is what happens when you normalize mental illness. You make Democrats.

FIVE-0
1 day ago

Portland will be me like Detroit soon. There are already huge portions
of the city that are, in essence, abandoned. Empty storefronts covered
in plywood. All covered in graffiti, tents, tarps , pallets, RVs…. The
city is withering while radical Marxists silently celebrate. It’s truly
dystopian. But again, voting has consequences. My son and his family
left three years ago and never looked back. They love north Idaho.

commiesamongus
6 hours ago

I’ve got family in north Idaho, it’s an amazing place for sure.

larryt-49
7 hours ago

Detroit has been that way ever since the 1968 riots. I spent quite a
lot of time (teen years) at Tiger Stadium (Briggs Stadium) every week
and went to the world series. We moved when people started burning down
their own neighborhoods.