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Eugene, OR has a higher rate of violent crime than the US average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Eugene is 23.9, while the national average is 22.7. Additionally, property crime in Eugene is much higher than it is across the US, with a rate of 57.8 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that citizens of Eugene can expect to encounter more criminal activity than those living elsewhere in the country. It should also be noted that crime rates are likely to vary between neighborhoods and districts within Eugene as well; even if overall trends suggest higher levels of criminal activity within the city limits, certain areas may still have lower than average rates of both violent and property crime.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Eugene violent crime is 23.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Eugene property crime is 57.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Eugene, OR Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000460.51.534.2137.4287.46893.81025.75294.7573.4
2001419.41.439.3145233.66307.2890.94924.7491.5
2002330.41.439.5109.2180.46227.8851.84808.1567.9
2003336.81.437.3124174.16274.31003.44644.4626.4
20042800.742.5115.6121.26089.91207.74120.3761.9
2005226.93.537.482.3103.86851.41109.14593.61148.6
2006251.9230105.5114.45523.41062.73666.8793.8
2007288.90.737.3122.7128.25292.41112.23471.5708.7
20083301.339.9148.4140.46534.41133.84533.7867
2009310.50.748.2132.8128.85698.812343878.2586.6
2010271.4052.2109.6109.64585.4843.63351390.8
2011291.4049.4112.1129.94990.9912.33713.7364.9
2012272.1045.6124102.55064.4958.63830.6275.2
2013253.6042.912387.74996.99713642.3383.6
2015317.42.553.885.4175.73873682.52852338.5
2016365.13.657.683.1220.83831.2644.12803.2383.9
2017386.81.860105.2219.83728.8670.82734.2323.8
2018387.11.869.7100.1215.53222.4476.12429317.4
2019389.81.271103.9213.63570.8556.62664.2349.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Coburg, OR346.01,816.61,04362019
Springfield, OR299.53,118.062,31862019
Creswell, OR451.93,300.65,085112012
Veneta, OR606.64,441.12,865122012
Junction City, OR32.4194.45,605122017
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Salem, OR381.03,689.2153,831602019
Bend, OR153.11,907.834,678902019
Hillsboro, OR247.91,957.5110,5491022019
Gresham, OR442.73,109.5110,6921052019
Vancouver, WA480.53,241.6166,3751122019

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Over 2 years ago

It’s cold and rainy and cloudy most of the year on June it rained and was cloudy every day except 3. The weather is mostly cloudy even if it’s not raining. If you want  More

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Over 2 years ago

Moved here from Austin, Texas about three years ago. I've lived in the Bay Area, California, San Diego, Los Angeles and various towns in Central Texas (Georgetown,  More

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Eugene has its warts, just like any other city. But in my view, the good things far outweigh the bad aspects. What I like the best is the location, right on the  More

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