Oregon Department of Corrections: Foreign National Homicide Report April 2017
May 26, 2017
Data Compiled By David Olen Cross
Information obtained from the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) indicated that on April 1, 2017 that 137 of the 962 foreign nationals (criminal aliens) in the state’s prison system were incarcerated for homicidal crimes (various degrees of murder and manslaughter), 14.24 percent of the criminal alien prison population.
Using DOC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainer numbers, the following table reveals the total number criminal alien inmates along with the number and percentage of those alien inmates incarcerated on April 1st in the state’s prisons for homicidal crimes.
| OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | |||
| Month/Day/Year | DOC Total Inmates W/ICE Detainers | DOC Number of Inmates W/ICE Detainers for Homicidal Crimes | DOC Percent of Inmates W/ICE Detainers for Homicidal Crimes |
| April 1, 2017 | 962 | 137 | 14.24% |
Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 April 17.
Using DOC ICE immigration detainer numbers, the following table reveals the number and percentage of criminal alien inmates incarcerated on April 1st that were sent to prison from the state’s 36 counties for homicidal crimes.
| OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | ||
| County | DOC Number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers by County Incarcerated for Homicidal Crimes | DOC Percent of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers by County Incarcerated for Homicidal Crimes |
| Multnomah | 37 | 27.01% |
| Marion | 22 | 16.06% |
| Washington | 21 | 15.33% |
| Umatilla | 11 | 8.03% |
| Clackamas | 7 | 5.11% |
| Jackson | 6 | 4.38% |
| Lane | 6 | 4.38% |
| Yamhill | 4 | 2.92% |
| Klamath | 3 | 2.19% |
| Linn | 3 | 2.19% |
| Benton | 2 | 1.46% |
| Josephine | 2 | 1.46% |
| Lincoln | 2 | 1.46% |
| Polk | 2 | 1.46% |
| Clatsop | 1 | 0.73% |
| Coos | 1 | 0.73% |
| Douglas | 1 | 0.73% |
| Gilliam | 1 | 0.73% |
| Hood River | 1 | 0.73% |
| Jefferson | 1 | 0.73% |
| Malheur | 1 | 0.73% |
| OOS | 1 | 0.73% |
| Tillamook | 1 | 0.73% |
| Baker | 0 | 0.00% |
| Columbia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Crook | 0 | 0.00% |
| Curry | 0 | 0.00% |
| Deschutes | 0 | 0.00% |
| Grant | 0 | 0.00% |
| Harney | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lake | 0 | 0.00% |
| Morrow | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sherman | 0 | 0.00% |
| Union | 0 | 0.00% |
| Wallowa | 0 | 0.00% |
| Wasco | 0 | 0.00% |
| Wheeler | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 137 | 100.00% |
Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 April 17.
Using DOC ICE immigration detainer numbers, the following table reveals the self-declared countries of origin of the 137 criminal alien inmates by number and percentage incarcerated on April 1st in the state’s prisons for homicidal crimes.
| OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | |||
| Country | DOC Number of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers by Country Incarcerated for Homicidal Crimes | DOC Percent of Inmates W/ ICE Detainers by Country Incarcerated for Homicidal Crimes | |
| Mexico | 110 | 80.29% | |
| Canada | 3 | 2.19% | |
| Cuba | 3 | 2.19% | |
| Vietnam | 3 | 2.19% | |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1.46% | |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1.46% | |
| Laos | 2 | 1.46% | |
| China | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.73% | |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Japan | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Mariana Islands | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Peru | 1 | 0.73% | |
| South Africa | 1 | 0.73% | |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Turkey | 1 | 0.73% | |
| Total | 137 | 100.00% | |
Source: Research and Evaluation DOC Report ICE inmates list 01 April 17.
Criminal aliens from 19 different countries have committed homicidal violence against residents in the state of Oregon.
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 to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the state. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com or at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/
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