Ashland, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ashland, OR Summary

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

  • There were 567 total crimes committed in Ashland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,601.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is 11.92% above the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #63 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Ashland ranks #7,626 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

Ashland Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 2,601.3 per 100,000 people. That's 11.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.85% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 567 2,601.3 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 13 59.6 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 82.6 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 36 165.2 291.9 369.8
Burglary 61 279.9 339.2 269.8
Larceny 414 1,899.3 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 256.9 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 531 2,436.1 2,659.0 1,954.4

Ashland 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 Ashland

36
Violent Crimes
165.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 165.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 605.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.41% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

531
Property Crimes
2,436.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 531 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 2,436.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.65% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.38% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Medford, OR 86,876 3,889 4,476.5 4,104.7 371.8
Grants Pass, OR 39,519 1,709 4,324.5 3,955.1 369.4
Klamath Falls, OR 23,078 714 3,093.9 2,582.5 511.3
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
Yreka, CA 7,865 488 6,204.7 4,704.4 1,500.3
Talent, OR 6,767 69 1,019.7 931.0 88.7
Phoenix, OR 4,051 144 3,554.7 3,357.2 197.5
Jacksonville, OR 3,011 39 1,295.3 1,162.4 132.8

Ashland SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
9
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