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Oregon’s Washington County Second in Foreign National Crime in November 2017

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On November 1, 2017 Oregon’s Washington County had 208 of the 978 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) incarcerated in the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) prison system; the county was Second in foreign national crime in the state with 21.27 percent of the criminal aliens in DOC prisons.

The following table reveals how Washington County residents were harmed or victimized by the 208 criminal aliens incarcerated on November 1st in the DOC prison system with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainers.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

Total Number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Washington County by Type of Crime

Percentage of Inmates W/ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Washington County by Type of Crime

Sex Abuse

50

24.04%

Rape

46

22.12%

Homicide

22

10.58%

Sodomy

22

10.58%

Drugs

20

9.62%

Assault

18

8.65%

Robbery

13

6.25%

Burglary

5

2.40%

Kidnapping

3

1.44%

Theft

3

1.44%

Driving Offense

2

0.96%

Escape

1

0.48%

Arson

0

0.00%

Forgery

0

0.00%

Vehicle Theft

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

3

1.44%

Total

208

100.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 November 17.

This table reveals, using the DOC ICE detainer numbers from November 1st, the total number of criminal alien inmates incarcerated in the DOC prison system by type of crime from all Oregon counties, the total number of criminal alien inmates from Washington County in DOC prisons by type of crime and the percentage of those alien inmates who were from the county by type of crime.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Crime

Total number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from all Oregon Counties by Type of Crime

Total number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Washington County by Type of Crime

Percentage of Inmates W/ICE Detainers in DOC Prisons from Washington County by Type of Crime

Sex Abuse

201

50

24.88%

Rape

176

46

26.14%

Homicide

137

22

16.06%

Drugs

103

20

19.42%

Sodomy

100

22

22.00%

Assault

75

18

24.00%

Robbery

50

13

26.00%

Kidnapping

25

3

12.00%

Burglary

23

5

21.74%

Theft

17

3

17.65%

Driving Offense

8

2

25.00%

Vehicle Theft

4

0

0.00%

Escape

1

1

100.00%

Forgery

1

0

0.00%

Arson

0

0

0.00%

Other / Combination Crimes

57

3

5.26%

Total

978

208

 

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 November 17.

The following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the majority of the 208 criminal aliens with ICE immigration detainers who have harmed or victimized the residents Washington County in the DOC prison system.
 

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Country

Total Inmates W/ ICE Detainers from Washington Country by Country of Origin in DOC Prisons

Percentage of Inmates W/ICE Detainers by Country of Origin from Washington County in DOC Prisons

Mexico

161

77.40%

Guatemala

11

5.29%

Cuba

5

2.40%

Honduras

4

1.92%

EL Salvador

3

1.44%

Federated States of Micronesia

2

0.96%

Philippines

2

0.96%

Other Countries

20

9.62%

Total

208

100.00%

Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 November 17.

Criminal aliens from 26 different countries have harmed or victimized the residents of Washington County.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. This report is a service to Oregon state, county and city governmental officials in Washington County to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the county. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at http://docfnc.wordpress.com/

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