The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bull Mountain, OR
Bull Mountain is an unincorporated community of 14,900 in Washington County, about 10 miles southwest of downtown Portland · Updated November 2026
Is Bull Mountain, OR safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Bull Mountain: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 882 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
61% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Bull Mountain as a whole, and 39% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bull Mountain scores 882.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Bull Mountain, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bull Mountain, 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 in Bull Mountain
Thefts are uncommon. Bull Mountain has thefts at less than half the US rate: 4.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
How neighborhoods in Bull Mountain compare
Every part of Bull Mountain where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Bull Mountain run from A to A-; 96% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Bull Mountain, southeastClose to the rest of Bull Mountain on most crimes.A879
2Eastridge, northwestClose to the rest of Bull Mountain on most crimes.A874
3Neighbors Southwest, northClose to the rest of Bull Mountain on most crimes.A847
Neighborhood areas of Bull Mountain, ranked by overall 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.
Crime rates and types in Bull Mountain
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bull Mountain has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 68% less than the US as a whole and 72% less than Oregon.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Bull Mountain, about 40% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Bull Mountain compares with nearby cities
Bull Mountain has less crime than 7 of its 8 nearest cities; only Sherwood has less.
Two things set Bull Mountain apart: it has 0.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 5 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.0.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.5 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 99% 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 and assault. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 81% 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.1.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.33% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 71% 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 crime costs Bull Mountain
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Bull Mountain about $388 a year per household, 68% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.0 million a year, or $339 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$150,000
$10
Rape
$180,000
$12
Robbery
$42,000
$3
Assault
$620,000
$41
Burglary
$160,000
$11
Theft
$370,000
$25
Vehicle theft
$140,000
$9
Arson
$13,000
$1
Vandalism
$160,000
$10
Total
$1.8 million
$122
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Bull Mountain means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Bull Mountain is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
Schools in Bull Mountain, OR average a SchoolGrade of A: 41% of students test proficient, against 41% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Bull Mountain on SchoolGrade
