Ontario, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ontario, OR Summary

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

  • There were 797 total crimes committed in Ontario the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,848.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ontario.
  • The overall crime rate in Ontario is 194.65% above the national average.
  • Ontario ranks #102 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Ontario ranks #9,702 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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Ontario Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ontario is 6,848.3 per 100,000 people. That's 194.65% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 132.07% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ontario
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 797 6,848.3 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 14 120.3 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 69 592.9 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 98 842.1 291.9 369.8
Burglary 79 678.8 339.2 269.8
Larceny 568 4,880.6 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 52 446.8 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 699 6,006.2 2,659.0 1,954.4

Ontario 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 Ontario

98
Violent Crimes
842.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
127.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 98 violent crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ontario is 842.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 127.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 188.50% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ontario

699
Property Crimes
6,006.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
207.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 699 property crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ontario is 6,006.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 207.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 125.88% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ontario

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Meridian, ID 132,522 1,022 771.2 630.8 140.4
Nampa, ID 111,501 1,805 1,618.8 1,267.3 351.6
Caldwell, ID 66,940 1,172 1,750.8 1,307.1 443.7
Payette, ID 8,657 96 1,108.9 854.8 254.1
Emmett, ID 8,007 120 1,498.7 874.2 624.5
Fruitland, ID 6,823 56 820.8 703.5 117.3
Weiser, ID 5,986 25 417.6 284.0 133.6
Nyssa, OR 3,218 54 1,678.1 1,367.3 310.8
Parma, ID 2,167 31 1,430.5 1,061.4 369.2

Ontario SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
10
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