The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Wilsonville, OR
Wilsonville is a city of 29,000 in Clackamas County, about 15 miles south of downtown Portland · Updated November 2026
Is Wilsonville, OR safe?
Yes, crime in Wilsonville is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Wilsonville sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Wilsonville run from A+ to B+, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 873 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wilsonville as a whole, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wilsonville scores 873.
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 Wilsonville, OR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Wilsonville, 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 Wilsonville
Robberies happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Wilsonville, 76% of reported robberies happen at stores and businesses, against 33% nationally.
Aggravated assaults are uncommon. Wilsonville has aggravated assaults at about half the US rate: 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Wilsonville
Every part of Wilsonville where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Wilsonville run from A+ to B+; 63% 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.
2Far West, northeastActs of vandalism run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Wilsonville.A893
3Aurora-Butteville-Barlow, southThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Wilsonville.A-842
Neighborhood areas of Wilsonville, 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 Wilsonville?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Wilsonville is down 22%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults stayed at about 2.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 21 to 17 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
WilsonvilleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Wilsonville. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Wilsonville
Violent, US
Property, Wilsonville
Property, US
2016
-13%
+4%
+16%
+15%
2017
-8%
+4%
+16%
+12%
2018
-2%
+0%
+18%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-8%
+4%
-12%
-8%
2021
+7%
+6%
+10%
-10%
2022
+10%
+5%
+22%
-6%
2023
+8%
+2%
-9%
-7%
2024
+1%
-4%
-22%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Wilsonville
CrimeGrade™ estimates Wilsonville has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 25% less than the US as a whole and 34% less 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 Wilsonville is theft, about 49% 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 Wilsonville
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office polices Wilsonville, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Wilsonville, 59% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 42% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (59%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (76%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (63%)
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 Wilsonville compares with nearby cities
Wilsonville has less crime than 3 of its 6 nearest cities.
Two things set Wilsonville apart: it has 84 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 2.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them; here theft sits near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.84 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% 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.2.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 89% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 64% 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 Wilsonville: D (16 of 100).12 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 87% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 80% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 71% 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 Wilsonville
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wilsonville about $697 a year per household, 42% 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 $22 million a year, or $742 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$990,000
$34
Rape
$490,000
$17
Robbery
$250,000
$9
Assault
$1.9 million
$66
Burglary
$460,000
$16
Theft
$2.0 million
$69
Vehicle theft
$700,000
$24
Arson
$47,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.0 million
$36
Total
$7.9 million
$273
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 Wilsonville 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 Wilsonville, OR average a SchoolGrade of A: 41% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Wilsonville on SchoolGrade
