The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Curry County, OR
Curry County is home to 23,400 residents and includes Brookings and Gold Beach · Updated November 2026
Is Curry County, OR safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Curry County: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 84% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 945 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
84% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Curry County as a whole, and 16% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Curry County scores 945.
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 Curry County, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Curry 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 Curry County
Vehicle theft runs low. Curry County has 1.4 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 2.7.
How places in Curry County compare
Every part of Curry County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Curry County run from A+ to A-; 96% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Curry 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 southeast side has the least crime and the Brookings and Harbor areas the most.
Crime rates and types in Curry County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Curry County has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and 27% 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 makes up about 45% of crime reported in Curry County. Assault is less common but 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 Curry County compares with nearby counties
Curry County has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest counties; only Trinity County, CA and Siskiyou County, CA have less.
Shops, night lighting and walkability in Curry County
Two things set Curry County apart: it has 15.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 35% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 98% 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.35% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 91% 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. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 53% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.28 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 90% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.3% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 87% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 84% 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 Curry County
Crime costs Curry County about $730 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 39% 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 $26 million a year, or $1,120 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.5 million
$63
Rape
$400,000
$17
Robbery
$95,000
$4
Assault
$2.6 million
$111
Burglary
$350,000
$15
Theft
$1.6 million
$71
Vehicle theft
$500,000
$21
Arson
$110,000
$5
Vandalism
$810,000
$35
Total
$8.0 million
$342
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 Curry 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 Curry County, OR average a SchoolGrade of D: 25% of students test proficient, against 31% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Curry County on SchoolGrade
