Pendleton, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pendleton, OR Summary

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

  • There were 685 total crimes committed in Pendleton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,082.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pendleton.
  • The overall crime rate in Pendleton is 75.64% above the national average.
  • Pendleton ranks #89 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Pendleton ranks #9,014 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

Pendleton Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pendleton is 4,082.2 per 100,000 people. That's 75.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.34% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pendleton
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 685 4,082.2 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 7 41.7 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 178.8 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 42 250.3 291.9 369.8
Burglary 91 542.3 339.2 269.8
Larceny 484 2,884.4 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 68 405.2 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 643 3,831.9 2,659.0 1,954.4

Pendleton 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 Pendleton

42
Violent Crimes
250.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Pendleton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pendleton is 250.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 399.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pendleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.25% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pendleton

643
Property Crimes
3,831.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 643 property crimes in Pendleton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pendleton is 3,831.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pendleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 96.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.11% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pendleton

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
Hermiston, OR 19,438 662 3,405.7 3,112.5 293.2
La Grande, OR 13,174 363 2,755.4 2,474.6 280.9
College Place, WA 9,907 228 2,301.4 2,230.7 70.7
Umatilla, OR 7,513 85 1,131.4 1,024.9 106.5
Milton-Freewater, OR 7,119 184 2,584.6 2,163.2 421.4
Pilot Rock, OR 1,332 22 1,651.7 1,201.2 450.5

Pendleton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
10
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