Counties near Portland aren't experiencing the same crime surge — here's what leaders say has worked ... PORTLAND, Ore. – Ben West remembers when Portland was a funky, artsy "crown jewel of the West Coast" with a great food scene. "Portland is a hollowed out shell of what it used to be," said West, a Clackamas County commissioner. "Businesses are fleeing and people are leaving for greener pastures." ... Public safety officials across Oregon have complained of rising crime in their communities, but, according to police data, crime is spiking much more dramatically in Portland than the statewide average. "Each...