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Crime Statisitcs
Disaster Center Crime Rates in Oregon from 1960 to 1997www.disastercenter.com/crime/orcrime.htm
Teen Violence Prevention Programs
Los Hermanos Youth Crime Prevention Program Ronald Johnson, Activities Manager Oregon State Penitentiary 2605 State Street Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-378-4273 Fax: 503-373-1008
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care - MTFC Patricia Chamberlain, Director Oregon Social Learning Center 160 E 4th Street Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541-485-2711 Fax: 541-485-7087 URL: www.oslc.org/tfc/tfcoslc.html	MTFC is a cost effective alternative to group or residential treatment, incarceration, and hospitalization for adolescents who have problems with chronic antisocial behavior, emotional disturbance, and delinquency. Community families are recruited, trained, and closely supervised to provide MTFC-placed adolescents with treatment and intensive supervision at home, in school, and in the community.
Victim Offender Mediation Program Joe Christy, Director Washington County Juvenile Department 222 N. First Avenue Hillsboro, OR 97124 Phone: 503-648-8655 Fax: 503-648-8886 URL: www.co.washington.or.us /deptmts/juvenile/juvenile.htm	VOM targets juvenile offenders 10-17 who commit minor crimes and helps offenders accept responsibility for their crime by participating in face-to-face mediation with their victims. The process is voluntary for victim and offender and funding comes from City of Beaverton general fund and Washington County Commission on Children/Families grant fund. Trained volunteer mediators work with the victim and the offender.
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Western Region Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Denise Grothaus, Program Assistant University of Nevada, Reno Mail Stop 279 Reno, NV 89557 Phone: 888-734-7476 Fax: 775-784-6265 E-mail: denise@unr.edu URL: www.unr.edu/westcapt	The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based substance abuse prevention technology that works. This group works in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap), Marshall Islands,and Palau.
Hate Crime Prevention Programs
City of Portland Metropolitan Human Rights Center Steve Freedman, Interim Program Manager 1120 SW 5th Room 516 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-823-5136 Fax: 503-823-0119 E-mail: mhr@ci.portland .or.us URL: www.ci.portland .or.us/oni/	MHR is currently working on creating a crisis response for hate/bias crime victims in collaboration with the Coalition Against Hate Crimes. They provide information referral to citizens and help to educate the public about hate crimes.
Communities Against Hate Michele Lefkowith, Director PO Box 10837 Eugene, OR Phone: 541-485-0257 Fax: 541-485-1755 E-mail: cahstaff@aol.com	Communities Against Hate researches and monitors the presence and activities of white supremacy groups in Oregon. They also organize and educate people around the state about white supremacy groups, in order to increase awareness of these groups and the threat they pose to society. Included in their education efforts is response and prevention training.
Community Crime Prevention Programs
Rural Organizing Project Kelly Weigel, Co-Director and Marcy Westerling, Co-Director PO Box 1350 Scappoose, OR 97056 Phone: 503-543-8417 Fax: 503-543-8419 E-mail: office@rop.org	Works with volunteer organizations in state of Oregon on human rights issues.
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Portland Oregon Community Policing
Portland Police Bureau 1111 SW 2nd Avenue, Room 1552 Portland, OR 97204-3232 Phone: 503-823-INFO Fax: 503-823-0289 URL: www.portlandpolicebureau .com	The core purpose of community policing in Portland is to maintain and improve community livability. The Police Bureau has four goals that address this mission directly: reduce crime and fear of crime; empower the community; develop and empower police personnel; and strengthen police department planning, evaluation, and fiscal support. Crime reduction goals include improving response to crimes that have the greatest impact on neighborhood livability, creative approaches to solving neighborhood problems, and expanding crime prevention and early intervention activities.
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Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.