Photo: Pete Forsyth · CC BY 4.0Reported crime per resident in Oregon City fell 43% from 2023 to 2025
For every 1,000 residents, 2.4 violent crimes and 12.3 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the rest of Oregon State, the figures are 3.9 and 30.6. Its Safety Grade, C+ (#25 of 74 graded towns in Oregon State), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: close to the middle of U.S. towns. Of the 2 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OR” is every other Oregon State city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Oregon City
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Oregon State towns on Oregon City’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: West Linn (B+), Gladstone (C+). Beavercreek is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among Oregon State towns, closer to the middle
Oregon State’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Oregon City’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 66% of the 74 Oregon State towns we grade, against 42% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Oregon City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (12.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Oregon City property | Rest of Oregon State property | Oregon City violent | Rest of Oregon State violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.2 | 36.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 15.9 | 33.1 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 13.2 | 31.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 7.8 | 27.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Oregon State.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Oregon City | Rest of Oregon State | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Oregon City’s police reported 274 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Oregon State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Oregon City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
401 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
102 violent and 299 property, as reported to the FBI by Oregon City’s police.
11 people died in crashes on Oregon City’s roads in 2019–2023
Oregon City had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 6 were pedestrians.
That is 5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Oregon State towns of 25,000–100,000 people (3.5, 21 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Oregon City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon City | C+ | 2.4 | 12.3 |
| Gladstone | C+ | 1.7 | 16.5 |
| West Linn | B+ | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| Beavercreek | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Beavercreek is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Oregon State towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon City | C+ | 2.4 | 12.3 |
| Lake Oswego | B | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| McMinnville | C+ | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| Keizer | C | 2.0 | 19.4 |
| Redmond | C | 2.1 | 21.7 |
| Grants Pass | D | 3.9 | 29.1 |
The five graded Oregon State towns closest to Oregon City’s population (38,175), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Oregon City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Oregon City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (38,468 in 2025); our figure for Oregon City is 38,175 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Oregon City
Is Oregon City, OR safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Oregon City reports more crime per resident than 58% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #25 of 74 in Oregon State. Its police reported 2.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Oregon State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Oregon City?
2.4 violent and 12.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Oregon State reports 3.9 and 30.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Oregon City in 2025?
Oregon City’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Oregon City safer than Gladstone?
Gladstone reports more crime per resident than Oregon City: Gladstone grades C+ for safety and Oregon City C+. Gladstone’s police reported 1.7 violent and 16.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Oregon City?
Oregon City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Oregon City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.