The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hermiston, OR
Hermiston is a city of 28,000 in Umatilla County, about 25 miles south of downtown Kennewick · Updated November 2026
Is Hermiston, OR safe?
Yes, crime in Hermiston is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Hermiston sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 50% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Hermiston run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 837 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Hermiston as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Hermiston scores 837.
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 Hermiston, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Hermiston, 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 Hermiston
Theft stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Hermiston has 22.3.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Hermiston, 40% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Hermiston
Every part of Hermiston where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Hermiston run from A+ to B-; 39% 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.
Within Hermiston, the northwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Hermiston?
Reported crime in Hermiston has held about steady since 2019: violent crime is up 2% and property crime up 1%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.1 to 3.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 32 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 15%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
HermistonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Hermiston. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Hermiston
Violent, US
Property, Hermiston
Property, US
2016
-38%
+4%
-15%
+15%
2017
-6%
+4%
-8%
+12%
2018
-20%
+0%
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-35%
+4%
-27%
-8%
2021
-14%
+6%
-17%
-10%
2022
-4%
+5%
-1%
-6%
2023
-12%
+2%
+19%
-7%
2024
+2%
-4%
+1%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Hermiston
CrimeGrade™ estimates Hermiston has about 46 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 22% more than the US as a whole and close to 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 49% of crime reported in Hermiston. 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.
Where and when crime happens in Hermiston
Hermiston has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Hermiston, 46% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (25%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (55%)
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; they are over one in five for burglary, vandalism.
How Hermiston compares with nearby cities
Hermiston has the most crime of its 5 nearest cities.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Hermiston
One thing sets Hermiston apart: it has 6.8 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.6.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% 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.79% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 72% 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. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 53% 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.4.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 67% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 55% of US city residents
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 Hermiston: F (2 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 55% 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 Hermiston
Crime costs Hermiston about $1,273 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 6% more 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 $33 million a year, or $1,174 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.6 million
$57
Rape
$640,000
$23
Robbery
$230,000
$8
Assault
$3.5 million
$125
Burglary
$420,000
$15
Theft
$3.2 million
$115
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$37
Arson
$180,000
$6
Vandalism
$1.4 million
$51
Total
$12 million
$437
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 Hermiston 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 Hermiston, OR average a SchoolGrade of C-: 30% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Hermiston on SchoolGrade
