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Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Oregon (2026)

Wallowa has the lowest violent crime rate of any county in Oregon, at 28.7 per 100k, followed by Harney and Grant. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average)

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Safest counties for violent crime rate in Oregon

Top 25 of 36 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Oregon
RankCountyValue
1Wallowa28.7 per 100k
2Harney40.2 per 100k
3Grant69.2 per 100k
4Jefferson110.9 per 100k
5Hood River112.1 per 100k
6Lake131.7 per 100k
7Sherman147.5 per 100k
8Baker150.0 per 100k
9Curry157.4 per 100k
10Tillamook157.7 per 100k
11Gilliam161.2 per 100k
12Linn165.4 per 100k
13Deschutes165.4 per 100k
14Benton177.8 per 100k
15Wheeler183.8 per 100k
16Yamhill186.3 per 100k
17Columbia187.0 per 100k
18Union193.6 per 100k
19Polk222.6 per 100k
20Crook243.9 per 100k
21Umatilla244.3 per 100k
22Douglas247.8 per 100k
23Washington250.0 per 100k
24Coos253.6 per 100k
25Lincoln268.2 per 100k

How this ranking works

This page ranks Oregon counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

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