Seaside, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Seaside, OR Summary

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

  • There were 161 total crimes committed in Seaside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,320.6 total crimes per 100K people in Seaside.
  • The overall crime rate in Seaside is -0.16% below the national average.
  • Seaside ranks #53 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Seaside ranks #7,190 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

Seaside Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seaside is 2,320.6 per 100,000 people. That's -0.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.36% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seaside
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 161 2,320.6 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 2 28.8 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 245.0 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 23 331.5 291.9 369.8
Burglary 12 173.0 339.2 269.8
Larceny 117 1,686.4 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 129.7 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 138 1,989.0 2,659.0 1,954.4

Seaside 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 Seaside

23
Violent Crimes
331.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seaside is 331.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 301.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seaside each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 13.58% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seaside

138
Property Crimes
1,989.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 138 property crimes in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seaside is 1,989.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seaside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.20% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seaside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longview, WA 37,768 1,826 4,834.8 4,485.3 349.5
Astoria, OR 10,448 392 3,751.9 3,302.1 449.8
Warrenton, OR 6,537 399 6,103.7 5,813.1 290.7
Cannon Beach, OR 1,756 22 1,252.8 1,252.8 0.0
Gearhart, OR 1,612 19 1,178.7 1,178.7 0.0

Seaside SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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