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Committee refers Portland Police Bureau 2024 annual report to full council amid calls for clearer racial-disparity and use-of-force data
Summary
The Community and Public Safety Committee voted July 15 to refer the Portland Police Bureau’s 2024 annual report to full City Council. Assistant Chief Amanda McMillan presented crime and staffing statistics, including implementation of body-worn cameras and a decline in shootings; public commenters and council members urged clearer stop-data
The Community and Public Safety Committee voted July 15 to refer the Portland Police Bureau’s 2024 annual report to full City Council for consideration after hearing a presentation from bureau leaders and public testimony urging greater transparency on race and use-of-force data.
Assistant Chief Amanda McMillan presented the report, saying the bureau has focused in recent years on "transforming the dynamic between the police and the people we serve, reducing crime and the fear of crime, and organizational growth and development." The report highlights operational changes in 2024 — including the full deployment of body-worn cameras, expanded community engagement and data-driven enforcement missions — and statistical changes such as a 22% decline in shooting incidents from the prior year and a 12% decrease in reported property crimes.
The bureau also reported operational details and metrics: it recorded 209,000 calls for service in 2024 and said use-of-force…
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