Most Dangerous Cities in Oregon

Top 49 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Portland at 720.1/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Oregon

Oregon lists 49 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Portland at 720.1/100K violent down to West Linn at 56.9/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 663.2/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 276 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Portland reported 4,487 violent and 34,432 property offenses on a 623,066 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 5526.2/100K sits beside the 720.1/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Portland, Coos Bay, Salem, Lincoln City, Medford.

Portland offense desk

Portland's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (67% of 4,487 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,123).

Portland's violent rate fell 1.7% vs 2023 (732.6 → 720.1 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Oregon highest-crime list.

Portland violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Portland F 623,066 720.1/100K 5526.2/100K
2 Coos Bay F 15,469 627.1/100K 4460.5/100K
3 Salem F 177,936 532.2/100K 2803.3/100K
4 Lincoln City D 10,061 497/100K 1948.1/100K
5 Medford F 84,766 491.9/100K 3831.7/100K
6 Klamath Falls D 21,911 483.8/100K 2688.1/100K
7 Gresham D 109,452 410.2/100K 2426.6/100K
8 Pendleton D 17,380 408.5/100K 2681.2/100K
9 Grants Pass D 39,113 404/100K 2904.4/100K
10 The Dalles C 15,712 369.1/100K 2558.6/100K
11 Beaverton C 96,762 364.8/100K 2661.2/100K
12 Forest Grove C 26,992 337.1/100K 1367.1/100K
13 Cornelius C 15,792 322.9/100K 1602.1/100K
14 Hermiston C 19,504 317.9/100K 3225/100K
15 Eugene C 178,057 317.9/100K 3255.7/100K
16 Hillsboro C 107,978 317.7/100K 2429.2/100K
17 Tigard D 55,784 317.3/100K 3463.4/100K
18 Springfield C 60,830 305.8/100K 2791.4/100K
19 Independence B 10,337 280.5/100K 957.7/100K
20 Woodburn C 30,138 275.4/100K 2893.4/100K
21 St. Helens B 14,616 273.7/100K 923.6/100K
22 Cottage Grove C 10,627 272.9/100K 1957.3/100K
23 Dallas C 17,869 263/100K 2081.8/100K
24 La Grande C 12,963 254.6/100K 2669.1/100K
25 Ashland C 20,949 253/100K 1766.2/100K
26 Newport C 10,553 246.4/100K 2672.2/100K
27 Prineville B 12,047 240.7/100K 730.5/100K
28 Oregon City B 37,213 231.1/100K 1324.8/100K
29 McMinnville B 34,443 226.5/100K 1428.4/100K
30 Tualatin C 27,219 220.4/100K 2623.2/100K
31 Redmond C 38,159 217.5/100K 2345.4/100K
32 Roseburg C 23,922 217.4/100K 3766.4/100K
33 Canby B 17,861 212.8/100K 901.4/100K
34 Albany B 57,179 195.9/100K 1831.1/100K
35 Gladstone B 11,810 194.8/100K 1676.5/100K
36 Milwaukie B 21,745 193.1/100K 1526.8/100K
37 Corvallis B 61,474 183.8/100K 2511.6/100K
38 Sweet Home C 10,325 174.3/100K 2673.1/100K
39 Central Point B 19,199 171.9/100K 974/100K
40 Bend B 106,241 168.5/100K 1362/100K
41 Keizer B 38,310 146.2/100K 1910.7/100K
42 Newberg-Dundee A 26,302 144.5/100K 1011.3/100K
43 Lebanon A 20,144 144/100K 1052.4/100K
44 Monmouth A 11,311 132.6/100K 946/100K
45 Sherwood B 19,804 131.3/100K 1519.9/100K
46 Molalla A 10,057 129.3/100K 696/100K
47 Lake Oswego A 39,627 65.6/100K 1100.3/100K
48 Sandy A 13,042 61.3/100K 1518.2/100K
49 West Linn A 26,382 56.9/100K 777/100K

Oregon overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.