Oregon’s Safest Cities of 2026

See crime rates for the safest cities.

According to our latest State of Safety report, only about four in ten Oregon residents feel safe in their state, and package theft is a big problem. However, Oregonians are feeling much less concerned about crime, gun violence, and package theft than in previous years. 

Meanwhile, many of this year's safest cities are celebrating declining crime rates for the second, third, or fourth year in a row.

The violent crime rate in Oregon is 4.08 incidents per 1,000 people, which is lower than the national average of 4.43. We weren't able to report a statewide violent crime rate last year due to insufficient data, but in our 2024 report, Oregon reported a slightly higher violent crime rate of 4.2.

Meanwhile, property crime in The Beaver State increased in recent years, rising from 30.3 incidents per 1,000 people in 2024 to 32.47 incidents in this year's report. That's higher than the national property crime rate of 22.89 and the fifth highest property crime rate nationwide.

Oregonians feel slightly safer in their state compared to the previous year, with confidence levels rising from 34% to 40%. Unfortunately, this is still lower than the national average of 52%.

Oregon residents are once again among those most likely to experience package theft. However, the percentage of Oregonians who worry about package theft (and property crime in general) on a daily basis has plummeted. 

• 22% of Oregonians said they experienced a property crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 32% the year before (US 21%). 
• Concern about property crime fell dramatically from 61% to 37%, which is the fifth lowest percentage nationwide (US 46%).
• 43% of Oregonians experienced package theft in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 46% the previous year (US 31%).
• Only residents in New York (45%) and Pennsylvania (44%) reported higher levels of package theft than Oregonians. 
• Concern about package theft fell from 61% to 40% year over year (US 44%).
• Oregon residents prefer to protect their property with security cameras (48%), guard dogs (33%), and firearms (32%).

Oregon residents saw a year-over-year decrease in violent crime. After spiking last year, the percentage of people who worry about violent crime on a daily basis has returned to 2024 levels. 

• 10% of Oregonians experienced a violent crime in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 13% the year before (US 12%).
• Concern about violent crime fell from 62% to 52% year over year (US 55%).
• 26% of Oregonians said they use some kind of personal protection.
• Oregon residents prefer to protect themselves with pepper spray (54%), pocket knives (54%), and firearms (35%).

• 5% of Oregonians said they experienced gun violence in the 12 months prior to our survey, down from 7% the year before (US 9%). 
• Residents in just 3 other states were less likely to experience gun violence compared to Oregonians. 
• Concern about gun violence fell from 57% to 49% year over year (US 55%).
• 4 mass shooting events occurred in Oregon in 2025, up from 0 in 2024.

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 44 cities met the criteria for ranking.
• West Linn tops our list for the seventh year in a row.
• Most of Oregon's safest cities are suburbs of Portland.
• In Lebanon, property crime has decreased for the last 4 years, and violent crime has decreased for the last 2 years.
• In Central Point, property crime has decreased for the last 4 years, and violent crime has decreased year over year.
• In West Linn, property crime has decreased for the last 3 years, and violent crime has decreased for the last 2 years.
• In Lake Oswego, violent crime has decreased for the last 3 years, and property crime has decreased for the last 2 years.
• Both property crime and violent crime have decreased for the last 2 years in Monmouth. 
• Newberg-Dundee and Prineville saw year-over-year decreased in violent crime, and property crime in both cities has declined for the last 2 years. 
• Both Canby and Independence saw slight increased in violent crime, but their property crime rates have decreased for the last 2 years. 
• 2 murders were reported in Oregon's safest cities. They happened in Lake Oswego and Central Point. 
• Sandy and Monmouth reported zero rapes.

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