Hermiston, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hermiston, OR Summary

Crime in Hermiston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hermiston 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 Hermiston:

  • There were 662 total crimes committed in Hermiston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,405.7 total crimes per 100K people in Hermiston.
  • The overall crime rate in Hermiston is 46.53% above the national average.
  • Hermiston ranks #77 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Hermiston ranks #8,535 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.

Additional research about crime in Oregon

Hermiston Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hermiston is 3,405.7 per 100,000 people. That's 46.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.41% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hermiston
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 662 3,405.7 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 9 46.3 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 195.5 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 57 293.2 291.9 369.8
Burglary 43 221.2 339.2 269.8
Larceny 506 2,603.1 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 288.1 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 605 3,112.5 2,659.0 1,954.4

Hermiston 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 Hermiston

57
Violent Crimes
293.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 violent crimes in Hermiston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hermiston is 293.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 341.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hermiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.47% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hermiston

605
Property Crimes
3,112.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 605 property crimes in Hermiston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hermiston is 3,112.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hermiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.25% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.05% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hermiston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,058 4,367 5,134.1 4,656.8 477.3
Pasco, WA 79,899 2,509 3,140.2 2,822.3 317.9
Richland, WA 63,081 2,538 4,023.4 3,711.1 312.3
Walla Walla, WA 33,899 1,163 3,430.8 3,059.1 371.7
West Richland, WA 17,557 215 1,224.6 1,133.5 91.1
Pendleton, OR 16,780 685 4,082.2 3,831.9 250.3
Sunnyside, WA 16,300 685 4,202.5 3,723.9 478.5
Grandview, WA 10,901 417 3,825.3 3,522.6 302.7
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5
Boardman, OR 4,005 66 1,647.9 1,198.5 449.4

Hermiston SnackAbility

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