Oregon is located on the West Coast of the United States, in the Pacific Northwest region. With over 4 million residents, it is the 27th most populous state in the US. Oregon’s capital is Salem, while the most populous city is Portland. Portland is home to over 630,000 people.
When it comes to geographical diversity, Oregon is definitely of the top contestants among the US states. It has volcanoes, rivers, lakes (Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the country), amazing evergreen and mixed forests, shrublands, high desert, and the Pacific coastline.
Oregon’s economy is diverse, including agriculture, fishing, timber production, technology, and of course, Nike. Cycling is prevalent in Oregon, and there are numerous bike paths where you can enjoy riding your bike.
Ranking Criteria
ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:
Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000
This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.
The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.
10 Safest Places in Oregon of September 2024
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Lake Oswego | 39 888 | 24 | 0,60 |
| 2 | Sherwood | 19 865 | 12 | 0,60 |
| 3 | West Linn | 26 962 | 19 | 0,70 |
| 4 | Molalla | 9 328 | 9 | 0,96 |
| 5 | La Grande | 13 294 | 14 | 1,05 |
| 6 | Umatilla | 7 202 | 8 | 1,11 |
| 7 | Newberg-Dundee | 27 378 | 33 | 1,21 |
| 8 | Albany | 54 993 | 70 | 1,27 |
| 9 | Ashland | 21 415 | 29 | 1,35 |
| 10 | Talent | 6 604 | 9 | 1,36 |
Crime Score in All Cities in Oregon of September 2024
If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Oregon cities.
We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:
- Under 3,000 Residents
- 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
- 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
- Over 30,000 Residents
(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)
These are the results that we got:
Under 3,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Gearhart | 1 612 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Cannon Beach | 1 756 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 3 | Banks | 2 055 | 1 | 0,49 |
| 4 | Columbia City | 2 048 | 1 | 0,49 |
| 5 | Hines | 1 549 | 1 | 0,65 |
| 6 | Sunriver | 1 393 | 1 | 0,72 |
| 7 | Gervais | 2 783 | 2 | 0,72 |
| 8 | Vernonia | 2 288 | 2 | 0,87 |
| 9 | Carlton | 2 206 | 2 | 0,91 |
| 10 | Rainier | 2 017 | 2 | 0,99 |
| 11 | Jacksonville | 2 919 | 3 | 1,03 |
| 12 | North Plains | 2 226 | 3 | 1,35 |
| 13 | Stanfield | 2 094 | 6 | 2,87 |
| 14 | Rogue River | 2 365 | 7 | 2,96 |
| 15 | Pilot Rock | 1 510 | 5 | 3,31 |
| 16 | Coburg | 1 156 | 4 | 3,46 |
| 17 | Rockaway Beach | 1 415 | 6 | 4,24 |
| 18 | Burns | 2 781 | 13 | 4,67 |
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | King City | 4 072 | 1 | 0,25 |
| 2 | Toledo | 3 648 | 1 | 0,27 |
| 3 | Molalla | 9 328 | 9 | 0,96 |
| 4 | Mount Angel | 3 621 | 4 | 1,10 |
| 5 | Umatilla | 7 202 | 8 | 1,11 |
| 6 | Myrtle Creek | 3 508 | 4 | 1,14 |
| 7 | Talent | 6 604 | 9 | 1,36 |
| 8 | Scappoose | 7 592 | 11 | 1,45 |
| 9 | North Bend | 9 775 | 16 | 1,64 |
| 10 | Hood River | 7 876 | 13 | 1,65 |
| 11 | Eagle Point | 9 530 | 16 | 1,68 |
| 12 | Winston | 5 515 | 10 | 1,81 |
| 13 | Florence | 9 183 | 17 | 1,85 |
| 14 | Stayton | 8 318 | 16 | 1,92 |
| 15 | Hubbard | 3 598 | 7 | 1,95 |
| 16 | Milton-Freewater | 7 051 | 14 | 1,99 |
| 17 | Baker City | 9 750 | 22 | 2,26 |
| 18 | Sutherlin | 8 136 | 24 | 2,95 |
| 19 | Madras | 7 028 | 21 | 2,99 |
| 20 | Phoenix | 4 627 | 15 | 3,24 |
| 21 | Warrenton | 5 772 | 21 | 3,64 |
| 22 | Boardman | 3 425 | 13 | 3,80 |
| 23 | Reedsport | 4 123 | 16 | 3,88 |
| 24 | Coquille | 3 933 | 19 | 4,83 |
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Sherwood | 19 865 | 12 | 0,60 |
| 2 | West Linn | 26 962 | 19 | 0,70 |
| 3 | La Grande | 13 294 | 14 | 1,05 |
| 4 | Newberg-Dundee | 27 378 | 33 | 1,21 |
| 5 | Ashland | 21 415 | 29 | 1,35 |
| 6 | Monmouth | 10 630 | 15 | 1,41 |
| 7 | Silverton | 10 831 | 16 | 1,48 |
| 8 | Central Point | 18 753 | 31 | 1,65 |
| 9 | Lebanon | 17 304 | 29 | 1,68 |
| 10 | The Dalles | 15 752 | 28 | 1,78 |
| 11 | Canby | 17 962 | 32 | 1,78 |
| 12 | Independence | 10 367 | 19 | 1,83 |
| 13 | Gladstone | 12 340 | 24 | 1,94 |
| 14 | Forest Grove | 25 063 | 52 | 2,07 |
| 15 | Tualatin | 27 788 | 63 | 2,27 |
| 16 | Hermiston | 17 780 | 47 | 2,64 |
| 17 | Cornelius | 12 827 | 35 | 2,73 |
| 18 | Dallas | 16 983 | 48 | 2,83 |
| 19 | St. Helens | 13 900 | 41 | 2,95 |
| 20 | Pendleton | 16 796 | 54 | 3,22 |
| 21 | Roseburg | 23 447 | 78 | 3,33 |
| 22 | Woodburn | 26 338 | 90 | 3,42 |
| 23 | Newport | 10 772 | 37 | 3,43 |
| 24 | Prineville | 10 479 | 38 | 3,63 |
| 25 | Coos Bay | 16 471 | 76 | 4,61 |
| 26 | Klamath Falls | 22 447 | 105 | 4,68 |
| 27 | Ontario | 11 044 | 82 | 7,42 |
| 28 | Astoria | 10 040 | 75 | 7,47 |
Over 30,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Lake Oswego | 39 888 | 24 | 0,60 |
| 2 | Albany | 54 993 | 70 | 1,27 |
| 3 | Keizer | 40 109 | 61 | 1,52 |
| 4 | Bend | 100 588 | 154 | 1,53 |
| 5 | McMinnville | 34 935 | 69 | 1,98 |
| 6 | Tigard | 55 621 | 119 | 2,14 |
| 7 | Beaverton | 100 130 | 217 | 2,17 |
| 8 | Redmond | 31 558 | 71 | 2,25 |
| 9 | Hillsboro | 110 549 | 274 | 2,48 |
| 10 | Oregon City | 37 723 | 107 | 2,84 |
| 11 | Springfield | 63 438 | 190 | 3,00 |
| 12 | Grants Pass | 38 475 | 121 | 3,14 |
| 13 | Salem | 175 867 | 670 | 3,81 |
| 14 | Eugene | 173 183 | 675 | 3,90 |
| 15 | Gresham | 110 692 | 490 | 4,43 |
| 16 | Portland | 662 114 | 3 606 | 5,45 |
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