Hermiston is a city of 28,000 in Umatilla County, about 25 miles south of downtown Kennewick · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Hermiston?
Hermiston earns an A- for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Theft makes up 66% 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 797 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Hermiston as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Hermiston scores 797.
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 Hermiston, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Hermiston, 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 Hermiston
Burglaries are less common than the crime level suggests. Property crime in Hermiston runs 43% above the US rate, but burglaries run 29% below it: 1.7 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Theft stands out among cities graded A for property crime. For the typical resident of a US city graded A for property crime, the figure is 8.1 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Hermiston has 22.3.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Hermiston
Most of Hermiston grades well for property crime: 93% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Hermiston run from A+ to C.
93%
A or B 93%C 7%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Hermiston?
Reported property crime in Hermiston has held about steady since 2019, within 1%. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 32 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 15%.
Property crime, change since 2019
HermistonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Hermiston. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Hermiston
Property, US
2016
-15%
+15%
2017
-8%
+12%
2018
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-27%
-8%
2021
-17%
-10%
2022
-1%
-6%
2023
+19%
-7%
2024
+1%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Hermiston
CrimeGrade™ estimates Hermiston has about 34 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 43% more than the US as a whole and close to 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 Hermiston, about 66% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
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 Hermiston
Hermiston has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Hermiston, 46% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 35% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (25%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, vandalism.
Property crime in Hermiston and nearby cities
Hermiston has the most property crime of its 5 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Hermiston. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Hermiston has more property crime than 61% of them.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Hermiston
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Hermiston apart: it has 6.8 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.6.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% 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.79% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 72% 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. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 53% 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.4.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 67% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 55% 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 Hermiston: F (2 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 55% of US city residents
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 Hermiston
Property crime costs Hermiston about $6.3 million a year, or $224 per resident and about $653 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
$420,000
$15
Theft
$3.2 million
$115
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$37
Arson
$180,000
$6
Vandalism
$1.4 million
$51
Total
$6.3 million
$224
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.
