The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Clackamas County, OR
Clackamas County, the third-most populous county in Oregon, is home to 424,000 residents and includes Oregon City and Lake Oswego · Updated November 2026
Is Clackamas County, OR safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Clackamas County is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Clackamas County sits near the middle: 60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Clackamas County run from A+ to C, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 878 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clackamas County as a whole, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clackamas County scores 878.
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 Clackamas County, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clackamas County, 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 Clackamas County
Robberies happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Clackamas County, 71% of reported robberies happen at stores and businesses, against 33% nationally.
Aggravated assault runs low. Clackamas County has 1.3 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 2.6.
The safest and most dangerous places in Clackamas County
Nearly every part of Clackamas County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Clackamas County run from A+ to C; 64% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 99%C 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Clackamas County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Estacada and Beavercreek areas have the least crime and the Happy Valley, Milwaukie, and Clackamas areas the most.
Is crime going up in Clackamas County?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Clackamas County is down 13%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.8 to 1.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 15 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Clackamas CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Clackamas County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Clackamas County
Violent, US
Property, Clackamas County
Property, US
2016
-18%
+4%
+18%
+15%
2017
-8%
+4%
+18%
+12%
2018
+2%
+0%
+20%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+0%
+4%
-0%
-8%
2021
+12%
+6%
+15%
-10%
2022
+15%
+5%
+26%
-6%
2023
+4%
+2%
-5%
-7%
2024
+4%
-4%
-13%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Clackamas County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Clackamas County has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 31% less than the US as a whole and 39% 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 Clackamas County, about 44% 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.
Where and when crime happens in Clackamas County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Clackamas County, 2022 to 2024.
In Clackamas County, 57% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 45% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (57%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (33%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (71%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (59%)
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.
How Clackamas County compares with nearby counties
Clackamas County has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest counties.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Clackamas County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Clackamas County is safer than 79% of them.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Clackamas County
Two things set Clackamas County apart: it has 4.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 7 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary and arson, yet arson runs higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 81% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 79% of Americans
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. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 53% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Clackamas County: D (17 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 78% of Americans
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.78% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 63% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.14% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 53% of Americans
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 Clackamas County
Crime costs Clackamas County about $716 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 41% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $115 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $332 million a year, or $783 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$17 million
$40
Rape
$8.1 million
$19
Robbery
$3.6 million
$8
Assault
$29 million
$68
Burglary
$6.3 million
$15
Theft
$25 million
$59
Vehicle theft
$11 million
$25
Arson
$1.4 million
$3
Vandalism
$14 million
$33
Total
$115 million
$271
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 Clackamas County 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.
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 Clackamas County, OR average a SchoolGrade of B+: 40% of students test proficient, against 41% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Clackamas County on SchoolGrade
