Portland recorded nine homicides in September — the most of any month so far this year.
The next highest toll came in March, when the deaths of eight people prompted police Chief Bob Day to declare the level of violence “unacceptable.”
To be sure, the number of homicides in Portland continues to trend downward, dropping from 58 homicides at this point last year to 34 so far in 2025, a 41% decline. And September’s total included a double murder…