Coos County, OR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Coos County is home to 64,800 residents and includes Coos Bay and North Bend · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Coos County?

Violent crime is low in Coos County: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Assaults make up 95% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 923 of 1,000
Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

71% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Coos County as a whole, and 29% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Coos County scores 923.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 902 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 866 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Violent crime map of Coos County

Map of Coos County shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Coos County, OR at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Coos County, 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


Where violent crime is lowest and highest in Coos County

Low violent crime is the norm across Coos County: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Violent crime grades across Coos County run from A+ to C-.

A or B 97%C 3%

Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Least violent crime

  1. 1Sumner1,160A+984
  2. 2Lakeside2,130A+963
  3. 3Coquille5,970A+948

Most violent crime

  1. 1Coos Bay24,800A-789
  2. 2Myrtle Point3,890A855
  3. 3North Bend12,900A896

Cities and towns in Coos County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by violent crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.


Violent crime rates and types in Coos County

CrimeGrade™ estimates Coos County has about 12 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 11% less than the US as a whole and 18% more than Oregon.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Coos County, about 95% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderA+30.040.05
RapeA240.370.38
RobberyA+130.190.62
AssaultA73011.312.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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 violent crime happens in Coos County

These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Coos County, 2022 to 2024.

In Coos County, 53% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 57% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStores and businesses (57%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (53%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism, robbery, aggravated assault.


Violent crime in Coos County and nearby counties

Coos County has less violent crime than 6 of its 10 nearest counties.

Nearby counties

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Coos CountyA923A64,800
Douglas County 43 milesA+951A+112,100
Curry County 73 milesA+953A+23,400
Lane County 75 milesA900A384,200
Josephine County 76 milesA+932A88,200
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Jackson County 96 milesA887A222,600
Lincoln County 98 milesA918A51,000
Benton County 100 milesA921A96,300
Del Norte County, CA 105 milesA866A-27,100
Linn County 107 milesA+936A130,700
Polk County 123 milesA891A89,700

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Coos County. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with counties of similar size and density, Coos County has more violent crime than 54% of them.

Counties of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Coos CountyA923A64,800
Armstrong County, PAA+937A+64,600
Adams County, ILA+933A+64,800
Rutherford County, NCA+929A64,900
Belknap County, NHA919A64,700
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Walker County, ALA914A64,800
Harrison County, WVA895A65,000
Stanly County, NCA888A64,700
Marion County, OHA875A65,000
Georgetown County, SCA874A64,800
Jefferson County, ARB652B+64,800

Density, jobs and transit in Coos County

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets Coos County apart: it has 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery, and it runs low here.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 80% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.35 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 74% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Coos County: F (2 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 61% of Americans

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Coos County on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more. Its Walk Grade for Coos County is D (17 of 100).

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 violent crime costs Coos County

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Coos County about $69 million a year, or $1,069 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $15 million, or $231 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year

How the cost breaks down

Pain and suffering are about 78% of that full cost.

CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$4.7 million$72
Rape$1.4 million$22
Robbery$390,000$6
Assault$8.4 million$130
Total$15 million$231

How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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