Bend, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bend, OR Summary

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

  • There were 1,818 total crimes committed in Bend the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,737.2 total crimes per 100K people in Bend.
  • The overall crime rate in Bend is -25.25% below the national average.
  • Bend ranks #43 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Bend ranks #5,941 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

Bend Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bend is 1,737.2 per 100,000 people. That's -25.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.13% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bend
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,818 1,737.2 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.9 2.9 6.3
Robbery 27 25.8 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 99 94.6 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 158 151.0 291.9 369.8
Burglary 169 161.5 339.2 269.8
Larceny 1,327 1,268.0 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 164 156.7 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,660 1,586.3 2,659.0 1,954.4

Bend 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 Bend

158
Violent Crimes
151.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 158 violent crimes in Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bend is 151.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 662.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.27% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bend

1,660
Property Crimes
1,586.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,660 property crimes in Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bend is 1,586.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.34% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bend

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Redmond, OR 37,472 863 2,303.1 2,137.6 165.5
Prineville, OR 11,586 169 1,458.7 1,208.4 250.3
Madras, OR 7,140 303 4,243.7 4,103.6 140.1
Sunriver, OR 1,390 32 2,302.2 2,302.2 0.0

Bend SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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