#1Gervais
Marion County · 2,572 people10.18 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 1.7, property 3.4
Gervais, #1 on this list · Sam Brown House · Photo: Andrew Parodi at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Oregon rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Oregon
Gervais reports the least crime per resident of Oregon’s 74 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 0 of the 74 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. For 2 of them one year isn’t in the FBI’s published tables and comes from the FBI Crime Data Explorer or the state’s own reports (named in the row). How grades work
#1B+
#2King City
Washington County · 5,044 people10.79 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.9, property 7.0
#3West Linn
Clackamas County · 26,567 people10.82 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.5, property 9.0
All 74 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
74 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
58MadrasJefferson County · 7,829 people · 2023 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer; 2025 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer3.824.2C−
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: Portland, 83.13. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
68 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. In 2025 the FBI’s tables list State Police figures for 25 of Oregon’s counties and county sheriff figures for 29; those cover many towns at once and can’t be split by town, so they aren’t ranked here. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- Aloha Washington County · 52,389 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Altamont Klamath County · 19,927 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Aumsville Marion County · 4,241 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Baker City Baker County · 10,071 people: figures for 2023 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Bandon Coos County · 3,297 people: figures for 2023 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Beavercreek Clackamas County · 4,894 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Bethany Washington County · 33,106 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Bull Mountain Washington County · 9,865 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Burns Harney County · 2,692 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Cedar Hills Washington County · 8,388 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Cedar Mill Multnomah County · 19,471 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Creswell Lane County · 5,566 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Crooked River Ranch Deschutes County · 5,160 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Damascus Clackamas County · 11,437 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Dayton Yamhill County · 2,647 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Deschutes River Woods Deschutes County · 5,797 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Dundee Yamhill County · 3,193 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Eagle Crest Deschutes County · 2,677 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Estacada Clackamas County · 5,814 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Fairview Multnomah County · 10,762 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Four Corners Marion County · 16,275 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Garden Home-Whitford Washington County · 6,979 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Green Douglas County · 7,541 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Happy Valley Clackamas County · 28,916 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Harrisburg Linn County · 3,765 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hayesville Marion County · 21,246 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Heceta Beach Lane County · 2,651 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Jacksonville Jackson County · 2,972 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Jefferson Marion County · 3,299 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Jennings Lodge Clackamas County · 7,971 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Junction City Lane County · 7,224 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Juniper Canyon Crook County · 2,666 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- La Pine Deschutes County · 2,563 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Lafayette Yamhill County · 4,705 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Marlene Village Washington County · 5,439 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Metzger Washington County · 3,714 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Millersburg Linn County · 3,583 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Mount Angel Marion County · 3,454 people: figures for 2023 only (all three years are needed).
- Mount Hood Villages Clackamas County · 4,703 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Newberg Yamhill County · 26,896 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Nyssa Malheur County · 3,257 people: figures for 2023 only (all three years are needed).
- Oak Grove Clackamas County · 16,796 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Oak Hills Washington County · 11,131 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Oatfield Clackamas County · 13,294 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Ontario Malheur County · 11,957 people: figures for 2023 only (all three years are needed).
- Prineville Crook County · 11,994 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Raleigh Hills Washington County · 6,744 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Redwood Josephine County · 3,721 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- River Road Lane County · 8,862 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Rockcreek Washington County · 9,223 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Roseburg North Douglas County · 4,601 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Santa Clara Lane County · 10,551 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Scappoose Columbia County · 8,257 people: figures for 2023 only (all three years are needed).
- Shady Cove Jackson County · 3,039 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sheridan Yamhill County · 6,243 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Silverton Marion County · 10,450 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sisters Deschutes County · 2,934 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sublimity Marion County · 2,882 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Three Rivers Deschutes County · 3,995 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Toledo Lincoln County · 3,473 people: figures for 2024 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Tri-City Douglas County · 4,234 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Troutdale Multnomah County · 15,776 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Veneta Lane County · 5,138 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- West Haven-Sylvan Multnomah County · 7,674 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- West Slope Washington County · 6,582 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- White City Jackson County · 10,750 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Wilsonville Clackamas County · 27,833 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Wood Village Multnomah County · 4,706 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Oregon?
Gervais (Marion County) reports the least crime per resident: 10.18 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (1.70 violent and 3.39 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. King City (10.79) and West Linn (10.82) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 68 Oregon towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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