Portland 2023 traffic deaths soar: Data shows how homeless were impacted

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Portland 2023 traffic deaths soar: Data shows how homeless were impacted

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Twelve of the 24 pedestrians killed in car crashes in 2023 were homeless, the Portland Bureau of Transportation says. According to the PBOT’s 2023 Deadly Traffic Report, which was presented to the Portland City Council on April 17, homeless people make up an estimated 0.6% of Multnomah County’s population but represented 19% of all traffic deaths in Portland last year. “These statistics speak to the extreme risks of persi…