Data through May 2026, Eugene Police Department

Crime in Eugene, OR

The violent crime rate in Eugene is 340 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to May 2026, 22% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +4% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Eugene and Spencer Butte seen from Skinner Butte.
Photo: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to May 2026

Violent crime

340 per 100,000 residents, per year

609 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

+4% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,469 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,416 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

−27% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,809 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,025 reported in the 12 months to May 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 178,886, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Eugene sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

340

Eugene has the 161st-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 141 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Eugene; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Sioux Falls, SD347156
Miami, FL345157
Arlington, TX345158
Omaha, NE342159
Frederick, MD341160
Eugene, OR340161
Erie, PA340162
Gresham, OR339163
Tampa, FL338164
West Valley City, UT338165
Ocala, FL332166

The places closest to Eugene in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Eugene crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Eugene Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Eugene and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Eugene, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Salem, OR, 60 miles away.

Eugene and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Eugene, OR340
Salem, OR37860 mi
Portland, OR688105 mi
Gresham, OR339105 mi
Vancouver, WA533112 mi
Tacoma, WA813212 mi
Kent, WA264234 mi
Seattle, WA690249 mi
Bellevue, WA89249 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to May 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 117 reported65no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 0 reported0.0−100% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,516 reported1,406no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 986 reported551no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 552 reported309no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 275 reported154no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent11765——
HomicideViolent00.0—−100%
TheftProperty2,5161,406——
Theft from vehiclesProperty986551——
BurglaryProperty552309——
Vehicle theftProperty275154——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Eugene Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Jun 2025 to May 2026

Violent crime +4%

020406080JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay5155
Violent crimes per month in Eugene, OR, Jun 2025 to May 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jun 202551Jun 202453
Jul 202561Jul 202463
Aug 202565Aug 202458
Sep 202551Sep 202436
Oct 202558Oct 202443
Nov 202546Nov 202445
Dec 202548Dec 202447
Jan 202636Jan 202540
Feb 202641Feb 202545
Mar 202655Mar 202555
Apr 202646Apr 202545
May 202651May 202555

Homicides 0 vs. 3

0123JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay00
Homicides per month in Eugene, OR, Jun 2025 to May 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jun 20250Jun 20240
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20241
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20252
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250

0 in 2026 through May, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jun 2023
Reported crime per month in Eugene, OR
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
May 2026513070
Apr 2026463290
Mar 2026553420
Feb 2026413180
Jan 2026363210
Dec 2025483640
Nov 2025464340
Oct 2025584560
Sep 2025513560
Aug 2025654010
Jul 2025614060
Jun 2025513820
May 2025554260
Apr 2025454700
Mar 2025554702
Feb 2025454310
Jan 2025404870
Dec 2024475460
Nov 2024454840
Oct 2024436250
Sep 2024365831
Aug 2024585110
Jul 2024635010
Jun 2024535260
May 2024435031
Apr 2024594430
Mar 2024294500
Feb 2024453880
Jan 2024484030
Dec 2023584870
Nov 2023505220
Oct 2023705640
Sep 2023525381
Aug 2023575060
Jul 2023585280
Jun 2023554910

How Eugene compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026
39Newport News, VA7942,282182,798Dec 2025
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026
301Pembroke Pines, FL51540180,075Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Eugene in population, Eugene included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026

All 4 places in Oregon on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
56Seattle, WA6904,368791,503Jul 2026
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
91Vancouver, WA5332,669200,968May 2026
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026
192Kent, WA2641,797136,591May 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
287Bellevue, WA891,850155,043Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Eugene by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Eugene side by side with Salem, Gresham or Pembroke Pines, or with any other place.

Other cities in Oregon

3 city pages, closest first

Oregon as a whole has 316 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Eugene’s rate is 8% above the state’s.

SalemPortlandGresham

All 4 cities in Oregon

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Eugene safe?

By reported violent crime, Eugene is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 340 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to May 2026, +4% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Eugene?

This site does not have one for Eugene. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Eugene compares with nearby places such as Salem, OR instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Eugene?

340 violent and 2,469 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,025 incidents reported to Eugene Police Department over the 12 months to May 2026. Violent crime includes 117 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 552 burglaries, 986 thefts from vehicles and 2,516 other thefts.

Is crime in Eugene going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +4% and property crime −27% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Eugene had in 2026?

Eugene Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to May 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to May 2026 the count was 0, or 0 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Eugene Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OR0200200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Eugene

12 months to May 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat11765
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal552309
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included986551
Vehicle theft275154

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

OR0200200
Source
Eugene Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OR0200200)
Latest complete month
May 2026
History on this site
June 2023 to May 2026 (41 months)
Update schedule
Eugene Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)