Portland.gov (Impact Reduction Program) · on last week's campsite removals and shelter referrals
The Impact Reduction Program removed 140 campsites during September 21-27 and received 1,898 new campsite reports, including 475 reports of people living in vehicles. Assessment teams visited 345 active campsites. 33 people expressed interest in a shelter referral, 13 accepted one, and 3 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week (September 14-20) the program removed 155 campsites and received 1,524 reports; 15 people accepted referrals and 6 used a bed.
Portland police said two Central Precinct Neighborhood Response Team officers were assaulted Thursday morning by a man whose camp was being cleared at NW Flanders Street and NW 5th Avenue, where officers were supporting a Portland Solutions camp removal that began at 10 a.m. Both officers were treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and the man was arrested and then hospitalized for evaluation after injuring himself. The Police Bureau's Major Crimes Unit is investigating as case No. 26-279416.
Portland Solutions is the city office that conducts camp removals under Portland's camping policy.
The city received 1,554 new campsite reports, including 387 reports of people living in vehicles, assessed approximately 648 reported campsites and removed 144 campsites during the week of September 7-13. Of the people teams contacted, 28 expressed interest in a shelter referral, 11 accepted referrals and 3 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week's report (August 31-September 6) recorded 1,758 new campsite reports and 146 campsites removed.
The Street Services Coordination Center reported 1,758 new campsite reports for August 31–September 6, including 429 reports of people living in vehicles, and removed 146 campsites it said posed health and safety risks. Teams assessed approximately 724 reported campsites and observed 375 active ones. Five people accepted shelter referrals and 2 used a shelter bed for at least one night.
The prior week's report (August 24–30) recorded 1,852 campsite reports and 132 campsites removed.
Street Roots · on shelter acceptance rates under Portland's camping ban
Street Roots reviewed city data on Portland's public camping ban and reported that the Impact Reduction Program has swept over 6,000 encampments since the ban took effect. Impact Reduction Program weekly reports showed 308 of 1,362 people accepted shelter when offered, and Portland Police Bureau data showed 539 of 1,397 people accepted shelter offered by PPB, for a combined acceptance rate of about 31%. Shelter residents interviewed cited belongings restrictions, daily room inspections, theft, and curfews as reasons for declining; Path Home executive director Brandi Tuck put average shelter cost at about $4,000 per person per month.
Portland's ban on sleeping in public took effect Nov. 1, 2025.