How has crime changed in Oregon since 1985?

Police in Oregon reported about 319 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 552 in 1985, and 2,184 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 6,579 in 1986. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Oregon and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Oregon Violent, U.S. Property, Oregon Property, U.S.
1985 552.1 570.3 6,240.1 4,780.0
1986 550.3 633.6 6,579.0 5,015.3
1987 540.3 624.9 6,490.9 5,090.1
1988 545.7 630.2 6,555.2 5,045.9
1989 518.6 680.5 5,689.2 5,211.5
1990 507.8 749.8 5,194.4 5,227.0
1991 508.0 798.1 5,293.0 5,388.4
1992 516.7 785.4 5,402.0 5,089.3
1993 505.8 764.1 5,312.5 4,814.1
1994 522.7 740.4 5,820.7 4,752.4
1995 533.0 720.6 6,170.8 4,796.6
1996 474.1 658.8 5,636.8 4,553.0
1997 444.9 644.9 5,873.9 4,494.7
1998 419.3 603.8 5,259.0 4,212.6
1999 376.6 545.8 4,676.4 3,872.6
2000 354.6 534.4 4,583.9 3,751.7
2001 307.9 529.5 4,789.4 3,801.5
2002 296.1 512.9 4,635.7 3,737.7
2003 299.1 493.7 4,846.1 3,704.0
2004 298.7 478.6 4,680.7 3,599.4
2005 288.5 483.0 4,444.0 3,518.3
2006 286.6 486.9 3,777.3 3,397.1
2007 296.1 477.9 3,603.1 3,316.1
2008 265.1 463.7 3,373.4 3,252.3
2009 260.6 436.8 3,028.2 3,076.7
2010 254.1 408.1 3,089.3 2,963.4
2011 249.9 390.1 3,183.6 2,925.7
2012 248.9 390.7 3,260.9 2,881.3
2013 232.6 378.2 3,194.5 2,759.3
2014 253.6 373.7 3,180.3 2,591.8
2015 165.4 384.6 1,981.8 2,495.2
2016 264.6 399.5 2,975.8 2,469.1
2017 288.2 397.5 3,030.0 2,372.4
2018 296.6 384.8 2,968.2 2,206.8
2019 297.8 381.0 2,830.6 2,109.0
2020 309.1 399.3 2,783.3 1,955.3
2021 352.8 360.9 2,779.6 1,762.2
2022 354.9 398.2 3,001.6 1,998.5
2023 339.7 385.6 2,662.7 1,950.5
2024 341.2 363.4 2,453.5 1,766.8
2025 319.1 329.3 2,184.3 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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