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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$5.40 million

Cost of Crime™ for Seaside, OR

In 2025, crime will cost $1,211 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Seaside 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 Seaside, 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 Seaside's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Seaside sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Seaside's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Seaside is 50.45 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Seaside, OR report the most crime, about 85 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Seaside, OR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Seaside for 2025 is $5,404,788, about $611 per resident and $1,211 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Seaside Compared to Other Cities?

Seaside, OR:	$611
Tualatin, OR:	$986
Monmouth, OR:	$245
Oregon:	$550
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Seaside is $611 per year, which is $146 more than the national average and $60 more than Oregon's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Seaside:

In Tualatin, OR, crime costs $986 per person, which is $375 more than in Seaside.
In Monmouth, OR, crime costs $245 per person, which is $365 less than in Seaside

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Seaside	Cost per Seaside Resident
Murder	$826,229	$93
Rape/Sexual Assault	$386,835	$44
Robbery	$211,976	$24
Assault	$788,063	$89
Kidnapping	$138,996	$16
Vehicle Theft	$776,448	$88
Burglary	$311,450	$35
Theft	$1.00 million	$113
Arson	$75,361	$9
Vandalism	$598,624	$68
Animal Cruelty	$15,520	$2
Drug Crimes	$149,883	$17
Identity Theft	$120,677	$14
Total Cost of Crime	$5,404,788	$611

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Seaside, 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 Seaside totals $7,648,709 ($864 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,053,497 ($1,474 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 west 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 Seaside has 3, do the same, and of Seaside's 8,853 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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Seaside 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 Seaside residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.100
Robbery	0.7612
Rape	0.7207
Murder	0.0497
Total Violent Crime	4.631 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	21.91
Vehicle Theft	5.664
Burglary	3.879
Arson	0.3525
Total Property Crime	31.81 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2589
Drug Crimes	2.289
Vandalism	9.465
Identity Theft	1.761
Animal Cruelty	0.2370
Total "Other" Rate	14.01 (D)

Individual Seaside Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gearhart, OR	D	C-	D-
West, OR	B	B+	B
Melville, OR	A-	A-	B+
Cannon Beach, OR	F	F	F
Tolovana Park, OR	D	C-	D-
Miles Crossing, OR	B-	C	B+
Olney, OR	C	B-	D+
Warrenton, OR	C	C	C
Jeffers Garden, OR	C-	D+	C-
Arch Cape, OR	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Seaside 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
Honea Path, SC	D-	C-	C-
Hertford, NC	D+	D+	D+
Highland Heights, OH	C+	B+	B+
Highland Park, TX	D	C+	C+
Hilliard, FL	A-	A+	A+
Hillsboro, TX	F	D	D
Hillside, IL	C-	C+	C+
Hillview, KY	B	A-	A-
Sisters, OR	C	C+	C+
Holualoa, HI	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Seaside is less safe than 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 Seaside, OR average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Seaside schools on SchoolGrade

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