Bend, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Bend in green. The most dangerous areas in Bend are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Bend, OR Safe from Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Bend is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of cities are safer and 64% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bend's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Bend is 0.0453 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bend generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Bend may be as high as 1 in 9,554 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,067 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Bend, OR: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Bend has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Bend's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Bend to the Oregon state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Bend is safer than the Oregon state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Bend, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Bend about $11,004,242 in 2025, or roughly $85 per resident. This is part of Bend's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bend, including every crime type and how Bend compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Bend's crime maps on the Bend overall crime page.

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Individual Bend Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Bend is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bend.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Deschutes Junction, OR	B	B	B-	A
Tumalo, OR	C+	B-	C-	A-
Pronghorn, OR	A+	A	A+	A+
Sunriver, OR	C+	C	C	A
Redmond, OR	C	C+	C	A
Three Rivers, OR	C-	C+	D	B+
Deschutes, OR	C+	B-	C-	B+
Sisters, OR	C	C+	C-	A
Millican, OR	C-	D	D+	C-
Powell Butte, OR	B-	C+	B-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Bend is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Stockton, CA	D	F	F	D+
Stockbridge, GA	C-	C+	C+	C
Sterling Heights, MI	C+	B-	B-	A-
St. Petersburg, FL	B	C+	C+	A-
St. Peters, MO	D+	B	B	B+
Snellville, GA	C+	B+	B+	B-
Slidell, LA	C+	C-	C-	D+
Hampton, VA	D-	C	C	D-
High Point, NC	D+	D	D	D-
Hamilton, OH	C+	B	B	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bend, OR average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Bend schools on SchoolGrade

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