Bend is the sixth-largest city in Oregon, with 130,700 residents in Deschutes County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Bend?
Property crime in Bend sits near the national middle: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live. Theft makes up 56% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 860 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Bend as a whole, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bend scores 860.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Bend, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bend, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Bend
One part of Bend stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Old Bend, in central Bend, run at about triple the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglary runs low. Bend has 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 2.4.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Bend, 39% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Bend
Nearly every part of Bend where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Bend run from A+ to C+.
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A or B 99%C 1%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Mountain View, northeastThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Bend.A913
3River West, westClose to the rest of Bend on most crimes.A855
4Boyd Acres & Orchard District, northBurglaries run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Bend.A-840
5Larkspur, eastCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Bend.A-824
6Old Bend, centralBurglaries run at about triple the rate in the rest of Bend.B674
Neighborhood areas of Bend, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Bend?
Reported property crime in Bend has fallen 30% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 19 to 14 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Property crime, change since 2019
BendUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Bend. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Bend
Property, US
2016
+15%
+15%
2017
+8%
+12%
2018
+11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+2%
-8%
2021
-17%
-10%
2022
-16%
-6%
2023
-17%
-7%
2024
-30%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Bend
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bend has about 18 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% less than the US as a whole and 43% less than Oregon.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Bend, about 56% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Bend
Bend has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Bend, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 37% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Other places (23%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Bend and nearby cities
Bend has more property crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities. Tumalo and Powell Butte have the least property crime nearby.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Bend apart: it has 3.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 85% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.59% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 83% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 79% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bend: D- (9 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 66% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 64% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Bend on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Bend
Property crime costs Bend about $16 million a year, or $122 per resident and about $313 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.4 million
$11
Theft
$6.8 million
$52
Vehicle theft
$1.8 million
$13
Arson
$630,000
$5
Vandalism
$5.3 million
$41
Total
$16 million
$122
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
