The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Brookings, OR: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$4.91 million

Cost of Crime™ for Brookings, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $969 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Brookings with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Brookings, OR Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Brookings's combined rate is higher than the norm. Brookings sits in the 29th percentile, ahead of 29% of cities and behind 71%. The grade covers only Brookings's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Brookings is 32.25 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 46 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Brookings, OR report the most crime, about 94 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brookings, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brookings for 2025 is $4,909,979, about $434 per resident and $969 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brookings Compared to Other Cities?

Brookings, OR:	$434
Tualatin, OR:	$986
Monmouth, OR:	$245
Oregon:	$550
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brookings is $434 per year, which is $30 less than the national average and $116 less than Oregon's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Brookings:

In Tualatin, OR, crime costs $986 per person, which is $552 more than in Brookings.
In Monmouth, OR, crime costs $245 per person, which is $189 less than in Brookings

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Brookings for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Brookings	Cost per Brookings Resident
Murder	$881,140	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$499,198	$44
Robbery	$210,495	$19
Assault	$640,155	$57
Kidnapping	$123,739	$11
Vehicle Theft	$676,462	$60
Burglary	$392,354	$35
Theft	$755,429	$67
Arson	$87,346	$8
Vandalism	$443,296	$39
Animal Cruelty	$10,721	$1
Drug Crimes	$125,355	$11
Identity Theft	$64,290	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$4,909,979	$434

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Brookings, OR

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Brookings totals $8,512,666 ($752 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,422,645 ($1,186 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Brookings's 11,315 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Brookings Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Brookings residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.970
Robbery	0.5914
Rape	0.7276
Murder	0.0414
Total Violent Crime	3.330 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.89
Vehicle Theft	3.861
Burglary	3.823
Arson	0.3197
Total Property Crime	20.89 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1804
Drug Crimes	1.498
Vandalism	5.484
Identity Theft	0.7341
Animal Cruelty	0.1281
Total "Other" Rate	8.024 (C+)

Individual Brookings Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Brookings is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Brookings.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Harbor, OR	D	D+	D-
Carpenterville, OR	D-	D+	D-
Smith River, CA	C-	D+	D
Fort Dick, CA	D	C-	F
Pistol River, OR	C	D+	C+
Crescent City, CA	D	D-	D-
Hunter Creek, OR	C+	D+	B+
Gasquet, CA	F	F	F
Gold Beach, OR	D+	D	C
Nesika Beach, OR	D+	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Brookings is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Florence, MA	A-	B-	B-
Fort Scott, KS	D+	C	C
Fort Salonga, NY	A-	A	A
Fort Pierce South, FL	C	C-	C-
St. Stephens, NC	C-	D+	D+
Fort Meade, MD	C+	C-	C-
Niantic, CT	B+	A+	A+
Fort Bliss, TX	D-	C-	C-
Strasburg, VA	B	C+	C+
Struthers, OH	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Brookings is safer than the Oregon state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brookings, OR average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Brookings schools on SchoolGrade

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