Archival Box
Precinct, Division, and Special Unit : Traffic
Sunday, January 1, 1956
Thursday, December 31, 1970
A2014-004
B/41306
The precinct, division, and special unit series contains records related to specific precincts, divisions, and units within the Portland Police Bureau, including the Traffic Division, Detective Division, Juvenile Division , Civil Defense Unit, deputy chief office, Crime Prevention Unit, and North Precinct. Records include reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, educational materials, correspondence, plans, and manuals. The traffic subseries contains reports from the Portland Police Bureau and the City of Portland regarding accidents, vehicles, and general traffic in Oregon. The materials from the police bureau include reports from the Traffic Division of the PPB which was founded in 1919. These reports include stolen vehicles, towing, hit and runs, pinch books, traffic citations, traffic reports, and accident investigations. Materials from the City of Portland include the Oregon Traffic Accident and Financial Responsibility Report and traffic statistics.
