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.

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