The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lake Oswego, OR: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$23.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Oswego, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $1,254 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Oswego with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Lake Oswego, OR Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Oswego's combined rate is higher than the norm. Lake Oswego sits in the 17th percentile, ahead of 17% of cities and behind 83%. The grade covers only Lake Oswego's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Oswego is 40.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 36 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Lake Oswego, OR report the most crime, about 303 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 100 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Oswego, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Oswego for 2025 is $23,825,599, about $507 per resident and $1,254 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lake Oswego Compared to Other Cities?

Lake Oswego, OR:	$507
Tualatin, OR:	$986
Monmouth, OR:	$245
Oregon:	$550
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Oswego is $507 per year, which is $42 more than the national average and $44 less than Oregon's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Oswego:

In Tualatin, OR, crime costs $986 per person, which is $479 more than in Lake Oswego.
In Monmouth, OR, crime costs $245 per person, which is $261 less than in Lake Oswego

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Lake Oswego for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lake Oswego	Cost per Lake Oswego Resident
Murder	$2.65 million	$56
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.26 million	$48
Robbery	$871,684	$19
Assault	$2.30 million	$49
Kidnapping	$272,443	$6
Vehicle Theft	$7.06 million	$150
Burglary	$1.21 million	$26
Theft	$3.71 million	$79
Arson	$374,746	$8
Vandalism	$1.83 million	$39
Animal Cruelty	$42,693	$1
Drug Crimes	$705,845	$15
Identity Theft	$534,108	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$23,825,599	$507

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Oswego, OR

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Lake Oswego totals $29,513,662 ($628 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $53,339,261 ($1,134 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Lake Oswego has 12, do the same, and of Lake Oswego's 47,021 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Lake Oswego Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lake Oswego residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.700
Robbery	0.5894
Rape	0.7923
Murder	0.0300
Total Violent Crime	3.111 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.25
Vehicle Theft	9.701
Burglary	2.835
Arson	0.3300
Total Property Crime	28.11 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0956
Drug Crimes	2.029
Vandalism	5.450
Identity Theft	1.468
Animal Cruelty	0.1227
Total "Other" Rate	9.165 (C)

Individual Lake Oswego Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Lake Oswego is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Oswego.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rivergrove, OR	F	D	F
Durham, OR	F	F	F
Oak Grove, OR	D-	C	D-
Tigard, OR	D-	C-	F
Tualatin, OR	F	F	F
West Linn, OR	D	B	D-
Milwaukie, OR	D-	C-	F
King City, OR	D+	C	D
Oatfield, OR	D	C	D-
Gladstone, OR	D	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Oswego is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brunswick, OH	A-	A	A
Cutler Bay, FL	C+	C+	C+
Palm Springs, CA	D	D	D
Thomasville, NC	C-	D+	D+
Columbus, MS	B	A	A
Pickerington, OH	B	A	A
Northville, MI	A-	B	B
Pittsfield, MA	C+	D	D
Butler, PA	B-	B	B
Seguin, TX	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Lake Oswego is as safe as the Oregon state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Oswego, OR average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lake Oswego schools on SchoolGrade

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