Oregon City is a city of 55,500 in Clackamas County, about 13 miles south of downtown Portland · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Oregon City?
Oregon City earns an A- for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 53% 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 840 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
53% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Oregon City as a whole, and 47% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Oregon City scores 840.
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 Oregon City, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Oregon City, 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 Oregon City
One part of Oregon City stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Barclay Hills, in central Oregon City, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglary runs low. Oregon City has 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 2.4.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Oregon City
Every part of Oregon City where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Oregon City run from A+ to B.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Park Place, northeastActs of vandalism run at less than half the rate in the rest of Oregon City.A896
2Hazel Grove-Westling Farm, southwestClose to the rest of Oregon City on most crimes.A875
3Caufield, southeastThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Oregon City.A873
5Tower Vista, Rivercrest & South End, westThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Oregon City.A-779
6McLoughlin, northActs of vandalism run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Oregon City.B+750
7Barclay Hills, centralActs of vandalism run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Oregon City.B+750
Neighborhood areas of Oregon City, 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 Oregon City?
Reported property crime in Oregon City has fallen 26% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 18 to 13 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 18%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Oregon CityUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Oregon City. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Oregon City
Property, US
2016
+18%
+15%
2017
+32%
+12%
2018
+35%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-7%
-8%
2021
+8%
-10%
2022
+28%
-6%
2023
-9%
-7%
2024
-26%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Oregon City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Oregon City has about 17 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 30% less than the US as a whole and 48% 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 Oregon City, 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 Oregon City
Oregon City has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Oregon City, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 48% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (43%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (30%)
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.
Property crime in Oregon City and nearby cities
Oregon City has less property crime than 6 of its 8 nearest cities; only Beavercreek and West Linn have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Oregon City. 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, Oregon City has more property crime than 68% of them.
Transit, night lighting and walkability in Oregon City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Oregon City apart: it has 7 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 3.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Oregon City: D (18 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 79% 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.69% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 78% 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. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 63% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower 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.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.9% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 63% 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 Oregon City
Property crime costs Oregon City about $6.4 million a year, or $115 per resident and about $310 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
$610,000
$11
Theft
$2.6 million
$47
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$18
Arson
$290,000
$5
Vandalism
$1.9 million
$33
Total
$6.4 million
$115
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.
