Eugene, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Eugene, OR Summary

Crime in Eugene research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Eugene over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Eugene:

  • There were 6,651 total crimes committed in Eugene the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,792.1 total crimes per 100K people in Eugene.
  • The overall crime rate in Eugene is 63.16% above the national average.
  • Eugene ranks #83 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Eugene ranks #8,809 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Eugene Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Eugene is 3,792.1 per 100,000 people. That's 63.16% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.51% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Eugene
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,651 3,792.1 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 1.7 2.9 6.3
Robbery 132 75.3 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 403 229.8 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 662 377.4 291.9 369.8
Burglary 803 457.8 339.2 269.8
Larceny 4,416 2,517.8 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 770 439.0 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 5,989 3,414.7 2,659.0 1,954.4

Eugene Crime Compared To Oregon Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oregon.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Eugene

662
Violent Crimes
377.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 662 violent crimes in Eugene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Eugene is 377.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 264.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Eugene each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.32% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Eugene

5,989
Property Crimes
3,414.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,989 property crimes in Eugene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Eugene is 3,414.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Eugene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.42% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Eugene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, OR 62,217 2,242 3,603.5 3,280.5 323.1
Corvallis, OR 60,031 2,321 3,866.3 3,659.8 206.6
Albany, OR 57,058 1,684 2,951.4 2,763.9 187.5
Lebanon, OR 19,456 279 1,434.0 1,254.1 179.9
Cottage Grove, OR 10,622 131 1,233.3 941.4 291.8
Sweet Home, OR 10,055 397 3,948.3 3,729.5 218.8
Florence, OR 9,514 274 2,880.0 2,743.3 136.6
Sutherlin, OR 8,662 222 2,562.9 2,285.8 277.1
Junction, TX 2,536 7 276.0 236.6 39.4
Coburg, OR 1,156 24 2,076.1 1,730.1 346.0

Eugene SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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