Clackamas County, OR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$67.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Clackamas County, OR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $411 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Clackamas County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Clackamas County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Clackamas County sits in the 69th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 69% of counties and behind 31%. The grade covers only Clackamas County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Clackamas County is 2.872 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 279 in the north areas to 1 in 521 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Clackamas County, OR report the most violent crime, about 263 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 71 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Clackamas County, OR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Clackamas County is projected at $67,886,943 for 2025, about $156 per resident and $411 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Clackamas County Compared to Other Counties?

Clackamas County, OR:	$156
Multnomah County, OR:	$366
Linn County, OR:	$148
Oregon:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $156 per resident each year in Clackamas County, which is $102 less than the national average and $83 less than Oregon's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Clackamas County:

In Multnomah County, OR, crime costs $366 per person, which is $210 more than in Clackamas County.
In Linn County, OR, crime costs $148 per person, which is $8 less than in Clackamas County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Clackamas County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Clackamas County	Cost per Clackamas County Resident
Murder	$21.3 million	$49
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19.7 million	$45
Robbery	$7.82 million	$18
Assault	$19.1 million	$44
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$67,886,943	$156

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Clackamas County, OR

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Clackamas County totals $245,149,740 ($564 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $313,036,683 ($720 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Clackamas County, OR, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Clackamas County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Clackamas County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.527
Robbery	0.5720
Rape	0.7468
Murder	0.0261
Total Violent Crime	2.872 (B)

Individual Clackamas County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Clackamas County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Clackamas County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Multnomah County, OR	F	D+	F
Washington County, OR	D+	C+	D-
Clark County, WA	F	B-	D-
Yamhill County, OR	C+	B-	C-
Marion County, OR	D-	B-	D-
Skamania County, WA	C	C+	D+
Columbia County, OR	C+	B+	C
Polk County, OR	B+	B	C+
Hood River County, OR	C-	B-	D
Tillamook County, OR	D+	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Clackamas County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fresno County, CA	C-	D	D
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D+
Butte County, CA	C-	D+	D+
Lake County, IL	A-	A	A
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-
Jackson County, MO	D-	D-	D-
Cumberland County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Lake County, OH	B	A	A
Hampden County, MA	B+	C-	C-
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Clackamas County is safer than the Oregon state average and safer than the national average.

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