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Service Area Summaries > Public Safety > Portland Police Bureau -- 62 pages · pp. 669-730 ↗

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[doc] Behavioral Health Unit pp. 677-678 ↗ The Portland Police Bureau's Behavioral Health Unit operates a four-tiered crisis response system combining Crisis Intervention Training for all officers, specialized teams (ECIT, BHRT), and a Services Coordination Team. The FY 2026-27 proposed budget is $4.15M (up from $3.98M in 2025-26), with 99.6% allocated to personnel costs. The unit prioritizes equitable service delivery to vulnerable populations and supports DOJ Settlement Agreement compliance.
[doc] Chief & Staff pp. 679-680 ↗ The Chief & Staff office of Portland Police Bureau received a major 2026-27 budget increase to $16.3M, driven by internal reorganization. Three program units—Communications (4 FTE), Person Crimes (7 FTE), and Strategic Services (5 FTE)—consolidated under Chief & Staff, increasing office FTE from 16 to 32. The office oversees strategic direction, implementation of the Racial Equity Plan, Settlement Agreement compliance with DOJ, and the Equity and Inclusion Office's community engagement and equitable service delivery initiatives.
[doc] Community Engagement pp. 681-682 ↗ The Community Engagement program strengthens relationships between Portland Police Bureau and community, serving vulnerable populations including houseless individuals, those in mental health crisis, and communities of color through Sunshine Division, youth services, and School Resource Officers. FY 2026-27 budget totals $3.76M with significant increases in external materials/services ($2.64M) and internal revenues ($3.66M), while personnel costs decline to $761,918.
[doc] Detective Division pp. 683-684 ↗ The Person Crimes Investigation unit, part of Portland Police Bureau's Detective Division, investigates major crimes including homicides, assaults, bias crimes, missing persons, arson, robbery, sex crimes, and human trafficking. The 2026-27 proposed budget is $25.96M, with personnel costs of $24.3M as primary expense. The division has expanded equity focus by adding detectives for bias crimes and human trafficking to better serve vulnerable populations. The unit has been reorganized, consolidating Person Crimes and Property Crimes Investigation into a single Detectives Division program, and absorbing the Digital Forensics Lab from the Forensics Evidence program to align budgetary structure with organizational structure.
[doc] Enterprise Support pp. 685-686 ↗ Enterprise Support provides infrastructure, logistics, and support for Portland Police Bureau operations including facilities, fleet, communications, and quartermaster services. The 2026-27 proposed budget totals $36.56M in revenues with $34.35M from internal sources and $2.21M from external sources. Major expenses include internal materials/services ($20.63M), personnel ($11.54M), external materials/services ($3.80M), and capital outlay ($850K).
[doc] Family Services pp. 687-688 ↗ Family Services, a Portland Police Bureau unit, investigates domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse using a victim-centered approach. The program consists of the Special Victims Unit and Child Abuse Team. For FY 2026-27, the budget increases significantly to $6.58M from $2.04M, with personnel costs rising to $5.87M. The program consolidated Child Abuse Services and Domestic Violence Services into one renamed Family Services unit.
[doc] Focused Intervention Team - FIT pp. 689-690 ↗ The Focused Intervention Team (FIT) is a Portland Police Bureau unit dedicated to reducing gun violence through data-driven deescalation efforts. The program operates under community oversight via FITCOG, a volunteer group assembled by the Mayor's Office that meets with FIT leadership biweekly. The 2026-27 budget allocates $3.56M with no program changes; 99% of costs are personnel ($3.51M).
[doc] Forensic Evidence pp. 691-692 ↗ The Forensic Evidence Division provides fingerprint, photographic, crime scene investigation, and evidence processing services for the Portland Police Bureau. The 2026-27 budget totals $8.7M with personnel costs comprising 99.6% of expenses. No programmatic changes are planned, though external materials and services costs decrease significantly.
[doc] Information Technology pp. 693-694 ↗ The Information Technology program provides centralized technology services to the Portland Police Bureau, including infrastructure support, application development, firewall administration, vulnerability scanning, and network monitoring. The 2026-27 proposed budget totals $11.3M, primarily from General Fund internal revenues. No programmatic changes are planned for FY 2026-27. Staff must complete mandatory training on harassment prevention, equity, and implicit bias.
[doc] Personnel pp. 695-696 ↗ The Personnel Division manages Portland Police Bureau staffing through recruitment, background investigations, and hiring while ensuring HR compliance. The FY 2026-27 proposed budget totals $5,798,783 in revenues with $4,990,729 in personnel expenses. The division actively supports diversity and inclusion through equitable recruitment practices, with no significant program changes planned.
[doc] Precinct Patrol pp. 697-698 ↗ Precinct Patrol provides basic police services across Portland including emergency response, investigations, and community engagement. For FY 2026-27, the program budget is $100.9M, down from $119.5M in 2025-26, with significant reductions in personnel costs ($94.3M vs $110.8M). Organizational changes include moving Neighborhood Response under Precinct Patrol and transferring 137 Officer Trainees to the Training program.
[doc] Professional Standards pp. 699-700 ↗ Professional Standards is Portland Police Bureau's internal oversight division focused on employee misconduct investigations, systemic assessments, and DOJ Settlement Agreement compliance. The 2026-27 budget of $6.96M emphasizes personnel costs ($6.92M). Services include investigating misconduct allegations, conducting audits and risk assessments, and coordinating policy review. The unit works to build community trust particularly with communities of color, people with disabilities, and people experiencing mental illness. No significant program changes planned for FY 2026-27.
[doc] Property and Evidence pp. 701-702 ↗ The Property and Evidence Division (PED) secures and maintains evidence and property for the Portland Police Bureau, community, and partner agencies including Portland State University and Oregon Health Sciences University. The division maintains chain of custody for narcotics, currency, firearms, vehicles, hazardous materials, and sensitive items, adhering to International Association for Property and Evidence standards. The 2026-27 budget totals $2.89M with no program changes proposed.
[doc] Public Safety Support Specialist pp. 703-704 ↗ The Public Safety Support Specialist program provides non-sworn support to Portland Police, handling non-emergency calls and community outreach. FY 2026-27 budget of $941,988 is primarily personnel ($922,813). The program's core goals are enhancing community engagement and reducing armed officer response to lower-priority calls. PS3s complete equity and implicit bias training and provide visible community-based police support. The program was administratively corrected in FY 2026-27 after being misclassified since FY 2021-22.
[doc] Records pp. 705-706 ↗ The Records program processes crime and investigative information through a Records Division and shared police records management system (RMS). FY 2026-27 proposes a $16.57M budget with internal revenues of $15.5M and external revenues of $1.065M. Personnel costs increase to $10.93M; capital outlay jumps to $1M. The program supports crime analysis, public records requests, and Open Data portal reporting. Equity impacts are positive through free victim reports and demographic data capture for bias tracking.
[doc] Specialized Resource Division pp. 707-708 ↗ The Specialized Resource Division handles tactical emergencies, explosives disposal, crisis negotiations, and canine/air support. The 2026-27 proposed budget is $24.6M, up 59% from $15.5M in 2025-26, driven by personnel costs rising to $17.9M and capital outlays of $4.9M for equipment. The program was renamed for clarity and reorganized to consolidate six specialized units plus newly transferred narcotics, gun violence, and emergency management functions.
[doc] Strategic Services pp. 709-710 ↗ The Strategic Services Division provides research, analysis, statistics, and data support to the Portland Police Bureau and community through an open data platform. The 2026-27 proposed budget is $2.19M in revenue (all from General Fund), with personnel costs of $2.18M and no external materials/services expenses—representing a significant decrease from 2025-26.
[doc] Traffic Division pp. 711-712 ↗ The Portland Police Bureau's Traffic Division ensures pedestrian, cyclist, and motorist safety through enforcement, education, investigation, and community collaboration. The 2026-27 proposed budget totals $8.4M in revenues and $8.1M in program expenses, with personnel costs rising to $6.6M. No significant program changes are planned for FY2026-27.
[doc] Training pp. 713-714 ↗ The Training Division provides new recruit and in-service training for sworn members, maintaining law enforcement certification and meeting DOJ Settlement Agreement obligations. Curriculum emphasizes procedural justice, implicit bias, de-escalation, and crisis intervention. The 2026-27 budget shows dramatic growth: personnel expenses rising to $29.2M (from $11.3M prior year) and total budget to $33M, reflecting probationary recruits moving from Precinct Patrol to Training and 108 anticipated new recruits.
[dir] Retired Program Offers. . . . . . . . pp. 715-730 ↗ Portland Police Bureau retired eight program offers for FY 2026-27, consolidating or transferring them to other departments. The largest reallocations are Drugs & Vice ($10.2M in prior expenses), Neighborhood Response ($6.3M), and Property Crimes Investigation ($4.0M).

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