The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Eugene, OR
Eugene is the third-largest city in Oregon, with 211,100 residents in Lane County · Updated November 2026
Is Eugene, OR safe?
Crime in Eugene is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 62% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Eugene. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Eugene run from A+ to D-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 764 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
38% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Eugene as a whole, and 62% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Eugene scores 764.
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 Eugene, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Eugene, 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 Eugene
Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Eugene runs 31% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run 26% below it: 1.9 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Acts of vandalism run high in Jefferson Westside, Whiteaker & West Eugene. In this part of central Eugene, they run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Eugene.
Burglaries run high. Eugene has burglaries at about double the US rate: 4.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Eugene
Most of Eugene grades well: 90% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 3% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Eugene run from A+ to D-; 25% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
90%
A or B 90%C 7%D or F 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Churchill, southwestCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Eugene.A898
2Cal Young, northeastActs of vandalism run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Eugene.A856
3Santa Clara & River Road, northwestActs of vandalism run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Eugene.A-832
Neighborhood areas of Eugene, 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.
Is crime going up in Eugene?
Reported crime in Eugene has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 20% and property crime down 11%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.0 to 3.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 37 to 33 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
EugeneUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Eugene. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Eugene
Violent, US
Property, Eugene
Property, US
2016
-7%
+4%
+5%
+15%
2017
-1%
+4%
+3%
+12%
2018
-1%
+0%
-11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-2%
+4%
+8%
-8%
2021
+2%
+6%
-0%
-10%
2022
-6%
+5%
-8%
-6%
2023
-11%
+2%
-11%
-7%
2024
-20%
-4%
-11%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Eugene
CrimeGrade™ estimates Eugene has about 49 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 31% more than the US as a whole and 16% more 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Eugene is theft, about 45% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Eugene
Eugene has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Eugene, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 47% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (32%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (30%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (53%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (53%)
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 Eugene compares with nearby cities
Eugene has the most crime of its 8 nearest cities.
Walkability, empty homes and night lighting in Eugene
One thing sets Eugene apart: it has 4.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary, vandalism and arson run higher here than that would suggest.
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. 69% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Higher 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.4.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% 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.89% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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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 Eugene: D+ (21 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 61% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 61% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.49 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 60% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Eugene on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Eugene
Crime costs Eugene about $1,113 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 8% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $96 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 $217 million a year, or $1,028 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$5.9 million
$28
Rape
$5.7 million
$27
Robbery
$4.1 million
$19
Assault
$22 million
$103
Burglary
$8.1 million
$38
Theft
$24 million
$112
Vehicle theft
$9.6 million
$46
Arson
$3.0 million
$14
Vandalism
$14 million
$69
Total
$96 million
$455
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 Eugene 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 Eugene, OR average a SchoolGrade of B-: 35% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Eugene on SchoolGrade
