Forest Grove, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest Grove, OR Summary

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

  • There were 573 total crimes committed in Forest Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,202.5 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Grove is -5.24% below the national average.
  • Forest Grove ranks #49 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Forest Grove ranks #6,960 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.

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Forest Grove Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest Grove is 2,202.5 per 100,000 people. That's -5.24% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.36% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Grove
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 573 2,202.5 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.8 2.9 6.3
Robbery 11 42.3 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 60 230.6 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 89 342.1 291.9 369.8
Burglary 58 222.9 339.2 269.8
Larceny 382 1,468.3 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 169.1 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 484 1,860.4 2,659.0 1,954.4

Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove

89
Violent Crimes
342.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 89 violent crimes in Forest Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Grove is 342.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 292.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.21% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Grove

484
Property Crimes
1,860.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 484 property crimes in Forest Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Grove is 1,860.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.03% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hillsboro, OR 106,345 3,045 2,863.3 2,567.1 296.2
Tigard, OR 56,550 2,282 4,035.4 3,678.2 357.2
Tualatin, OR 27,195 1,143 4,203.0 3,941.9 261.1
Sherwood, OR 20,102 487 2,422.6 2,223.7 199.0
Cornelius, OR 14,107 358 2,537.7 2,105.3 432.4
North Plains, OR 3,406 48 1,409.3 1,321.2 88.1
Banks, OR 1,821 29 1,592.5 1,537.6 54.9
Yamhill, OR 1,165 11 944.2 944.2 0.0

Forest Grove SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
5
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