Myrtle Creek, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Myrtle Creek, OR Summary

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

  • There were 105 total crimes committed in Myrtle Creek the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,981.3 total crimes per 100K people in Myrtle Creek.
  • The overall crime rate in Myrtle Creek is 28.27% above the national average.
  • Myrtle Creek ranks #71 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Myrtle Creek ranks #8,112 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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Myrtle Creek Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Myrtle Creek is 2,981.3 per 100,000 people. That's 28.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.03% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Myrtle Creek
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 105 2,981.3 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 170.4 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 198.8 291.9 369.8
Burglary 12 340.7 339.2 269.8
Larceny 72 2,044.3 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 397.5 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 98 2,782.5 2,659.0 1,954.4

Myrtle Creek 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 Myrtle Creek

7
Violent Crimes
198.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Myrtle Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Myrtle Creek is 198.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 503.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Myrtle Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.91% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Myrtle Creek

98
Property Crimes
2,782.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 98 property crimes in Myrtle Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Myrtle Creek is 2,782.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Myrtle Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.64% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Myrtle Creek

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grants Pass, OR 39,519 1,709 4,324.5 3,955.1 369.4
Roseburg, OR 23,973 1,223 5,101.6 4,747.0 354.6
Central Point, OR 19,670 313 1,591.3 1,454.0 137.3
Eagle Point, OR 10,035 180 1,793.7 1,634.3 159.4
Sutherlin, OR 8,662 222 2,562.9 2,285.8 277.1
Winston, OR 5,701 111 1,947.0 1,841.8 105.2

Myrtle Creek SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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