Eugene is the third-largest city in Oregon, with 211,100 residents in Lane County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Eugene?
Property crime is high in Eugene: a B-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Theft makes up 55% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades A-.
B-
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 612 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
27% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Eugene as a whole, and 73% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Eugene scores 612.
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 Eugene, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Eugene, 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 Eugene
Acts of vandalism run high in Jefferson Westside, Whiteaker & West Eugene. In this part of central Eugene, they run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Eugene.
Burglaries run high. Eugene has burglaries at about double the US rate: 4.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Eugene
In Eugene, 63% of residents live in areas graded A or B for property crime, 22% in areas graded C and 15% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Eugene run from A+ to F.
63%22%15%
A or B 63%C 22%D or F 15%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Churchill, southwestCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Eugene.A848
2Santa Clara & River Road, northwestActs of vandalism run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Eugene.A-783
3Cal Young, northeastActs of vandalism run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Eugene.B+767
4Active Bethel, westCar thefts run about 20% lower here than in the rest of Eugene.B-607
Neighborhood areas of Eugene, 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 Eugene?
Reported property crime in Eugene has fallen 11% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 37 to 33 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
EugeneUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Eugene. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Eugene
Property, US
2016
+5%
+15%
2017
+3%
+12%
2018
-11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+8%
-8%
2021
-0%
-10%
2022
-8%
-6%
2023
-11%
-7%
2024
-11%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Eugene
CrimeGrade™ estimates Eugene has about 39 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 65% more than the US as a whole and 23% more 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 Eugene, about 55% 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 Eugene
Eugene has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Eugene, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 32% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (32%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (30%)
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 Eugene and nearby cities
Eugene has the most property crime of its 8 nearest cities.
Walkability, empty homes and night lighting in Eugene
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Eugene apart: it has 4.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary, vandalism and arson run higher here than that would suggest.
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. 69% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 77% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% 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.89% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Eugene: D+ (21 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 61% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 61% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.49 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 60% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Eugene 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 Eugene
Property crime costs Eugene about $59 million a year, or $278 per resident and about $680 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
$8.1 million
$38
Theft
$24 million
$112
Vehicle theft
$9.6 million
$46
Arson
$3.0 million
$14
Vandalism
$14 million
$69
Total
$59 million
$278
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.
