Home Security Shield News Report 10 MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN OREGON SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 What are the most dangerous cities in Oregon? To get the lowdown on the cities in Oregon that are the most dangerous with the highest crime rates, we consulted the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released each year by the FBI. A crime is a crime, so we took both violent and property crimes into account when compiling our list of Oregon’s most dangerous cities. Our list of dangerous cities, however, are ranked according to violent crime rate.* We realize that this topic is inherently controversial in nature and hits close to home. We are aware that there are many different ways to present this data, but when compiling this list we chose to consider not just murder rate, but both violent and property crimes. Our list is ranked by violent crime rate, but check each city listing to get a general idea of the city’s ranking in terms of overall criminal offenses. Only cities with populations over 5,000 were considered. 1. Ontario, OR: Oregons’s Most Dangerous City Population: 11,348 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 7.23 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 75.43 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 82.66 per 1,000 residents Ontario has a crime rate of about 82 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Ontario? One in 12. Ontario’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #1 These statistics make Ontario the most dangerous city in Oregon. 2. Lincoln City, OR Population: 7,969 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 6.02 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 45.93 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 51.95 per 1,000 residents Lincoln City has a crime rate of about 52 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Lincoln City? One in 19. Lincoln City’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #7 3. Medford, OR Population: 76,037 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 5.59 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 58.10 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 63.69 per 1,000 residents Medford has a crime rate of about 63 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Medford? One in 16. Medford’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #2 4. Portland, OR Population: 598,037 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 5.14 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 50.96 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 56.10 per 1,000 residents Portland has a crime rate of about 56 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Portland? One in 18. Portland’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #3 5. Newport, OR Population: 10,039 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 4.58 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 48.71 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 53.29 per 1,000 residents Newport has a crime rate of about 53 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Newport? One in 19. Newport’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #5 6. Gresham, OR Population: 108,202 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 4.50 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 44.90 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 49.40 per 1,000 residents Gresham has a crime rate of about 49 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Gresham? One in 20. Gresham’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #8 7. Cottage Grove, OR Population: 9,803 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 3.77 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 44.07 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 47.84 per 1,000 residents Cottage Grove has a crime rate of about 48 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Cottage Grove? One in 21. Cottage Grove’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #9 8. Klamath Falls, OR Population: 20,968 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 3.77 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 48.50 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 52.27 per 1,000 residents Klamath Falls has a crime rate of about 52 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Klamath Falls? One in 19. Klamath Falls’ ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #6 9. Stayton, OR Population: 7,788 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 3.60 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 50.46 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 54.06 per 1,000 residents Slayton has a crime rate of about 54 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Slayton? One in 18. Slayton’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #4 10. Salem, OR Population: 157,353 Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Violent Crimes: 3.58 per 1,000 residents Property Crimes: 42.78 per 1,000 residents Total Reported Crimes: 46.36 per 1,000 residents Salem has a crime rate of about 46 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Salem? One in 22. Salem’s ranking when considering both violent and property crimes? #10 Note: We use a standard computational formula to calculate our crime rates. This same formula is used by various state government criminal justice departments to calculate crime rate. VIOLENT CRIMES + PROPERTY CRIMES = TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES / POPULATION * 1000 = CRIME RATE *Only cities included in the 2012 FBI UCR with populations of 5,000 or higher were considered for our rankings.
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