The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Springfield, OR
Springfield is the tenth-largest city in Oregon, with 76,200 residents in Lane County, about 7 miles east of Eugene · Updated November 2026
Is Springfield, OR safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Springfield is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Springfield sits near the middle: 41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Springfield run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 784 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Springfield as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Springfield scores 784.
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 Springfield, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Springfield, 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 Springfield
Thefts run high for an A-graded city. Springfield has 19.9 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Springfield, 45% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Springfield
Every part of Springfield where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Springfield run from A+ to B-; 19% 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 Springfield, the northeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Springfield?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Springfield is down 12%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults stayed at about 3.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 32 to 28 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
SpringfieldUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Springfield. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Springfield
Violent, US
Property, Springfield
Property, US
2016
-1%
+4%
+53%
+15%
2017
-8%
+4%
+27%
+12%
2018
-2%
+0%
+7%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+3%
+4%
-9%
-8%
2021
+3%
+6%
-9%
-10%
2022
+8%
+5%
+6%
-6%
2023
+8%
+2%
-12%
-7%
2024
+1%
-4%
-12%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Springfield
CrimeGrade™ estimates Springfield has about 44 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% 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 45% of crime reported in Springfield. 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 Springfield
Springfield has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Springfield, 53% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (53%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (28%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (58%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (71%)
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 Springfield compares with nearby cities
Springfield has more crime than 7 of its 8 nearest cities. Marcola and Fall Creek have the least crime nearby.
Empty homes, transit and walkability in Springfield
One thing sets Springfield apart: it has 2.9% 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.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 88% 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 Springfield: D (15 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 67% 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. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 63% 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.91% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 59% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.18% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 54% 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 Springfield
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Springfield about $1,037 a year per household, 14% 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 $82 million a year, or $1,075 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.0 million
$39
Rape
$2.1 million
$27
Robbery
$610,000
$8
Assault
$8.1 million
$107
Burglary
$1.7 million
$23
Theft
$7.8 million
$102
Vehicle theft
$2.2 million
$29
Arson
$550,000
$7
Vandalism
$5.6 million
$74
Total
$32 million
$416
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 Springfield 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 Springfield, OR average a SchoolGrade of B-: 34% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Springfield on SchoolGrade
