District 5

311 requests placed in District 5 over the past 12 months. Population 13,779 (2020 census).

Requests1,04676 per 1,000 residents
Still open198
Typical time to acknowledgeUnder 1 hourMedian of 779 acknowledged
Typical time to close2.2 daysMedian of 848 closed

Requests by month

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Month	Requests
Oct 2026	63
Sep 2026	91
Aug 2026	98
Jul 2026	106
Jun 2026	103
May 2026	126
Apr 2026	114
Mar 2026	127
Feb 2026	111
Jan 2026	106
Dec 2025	1
Nov 2025	0

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By category

Category	Requests	Still open	Typical close
Trash/Recycling	162	16	2.5 days
Pothole	107	5	1.9 days
Sidewalk Snow Violation	58	2	4.1 days
Police Issue	57	1	1.8 days
Repair Street Light	48	20	34 days
Streets	45	16	5.0 days
Parking	44	0	4 hours
Homeless Camp	38	0	2.0 days
Sidewalks	38	13	3.0 days
Street Signs	31	13	3.4 days
Dead Animal	29	3	2.0 days
Traffic Signal	28	15	2.3 days
Animal Control	24	1	19 hours
Park & Trail Request	22	16	2.6 days
Snow Removal	19	0	21 hours
Crosswalk	18	9	2.4 days
Depression in Street	18	2	8.3 days
Needle Pickup	17	4	1 hour
Noise	17	4	14 hours
Abandoned Vehicle	14	0	5 hours
Cross Walk Signal	13	8	3.1 days
Other	13	0	4.0 days
Street Sweeping	13	13	–
Tree - Pruning	13	3	48 days
Tree - Inspect	12	2	15 days
Inspection Issue	10	4	5.9 days
Flooding	9	2	4.2 days
Housing Violation	9	0	22 hours
Trash on private property	9	0	1.8 days
Lawn Damage	8	1	9.8 days
Street Plowing	7	0	25 hours
Tree - Limb Down / Broken	7	0	19 hours
Boat/Trailer/RV Left on the Street	6	0	2 hours
Abandoned Bikes	5	1	–
Junk Vehicles Located on Private Property	5	0	12 hours
Manhole Cover	5	0	1 hour
Playgrounds	5	5	–
Sidewalk Plowing	5	0	1.7 days
Depression in Sidewalk	4	1	–
Public Restrooms	4	3	–
Repair Fences and Guardrails	4	3	–
Tree - Down	4	0	–
Tree - Stump Removal	4	3	–
Community Centers	3	1	–
Drive End Repair	3	0	–
Fire Department	3	0	–
Graffiti	3	1	–
Building without a permit	2	0	–
Hoarding	2	0	–
Island	2	0	–
Park Bench Repair	2	1	–
Political Signs	2	0	–
Rat Problem	2	1	–
Roadside Mowing	2	1	–
Sidewalk Sweeping	2	0	–
Unsecured vacant building	2	0	–
Encampment Parks	1	0	–
Hydrant - Complaints	1	1	–
Landlord/Tenant Issues	1	0	–
Paint Street Lines	1	1	–
Restaurant Complaint	1	0	–
Sewer Odor	1	0	–
Spill Response Sweeping	1	1	–
Swimming Pools	1	1	–

– fewer than 5 requests, too few for a typical time.

Longest-open requests in District 5

Trail Maintenance (opens in new tab)27 Chapman St · Open since March 5, 2020
Trail Maintenance (opens in new tab)1958 Forest Ave · Open since June 15, 2020
Trail Maintenance (opens in new tab)28 Pennell Ave · Open since October 7, 2020
Trail Maintenance (opens in new tab)140 Pennell Ave · Open since April 25, 2021
Trail Maintenance (opens in new tab)72 Bramblewood Dr · Open since July 22, 2021
Trail Maintenance (opens in new tab)182 Hope Ave · Open since August 17, 2021
Depression in Street (opens in new tab)Oligocene St · Open since June 21, 2023
Landlord/Tenant Issues (opens in new tab)100–199 Lane Ave · Open since April 14, 2024
Tree - Pruning (opens in new tab)6 Bartley Ave · Open since July 29, 2024
Streets (opens in new tab)246 Allen Ave · Open since April 17, 2025

Districts use the 2022 boundaries from the City of Portland. Differences between districts reflect how often residents report problems as well as how the city responds. Methodology.