Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bend, OR Crime Grade
How Bend grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Oregon — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oregon
4/10
vs. Oregon cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bend, OR was 191.1 per 100,000 residents (208 incidents over a population of 108,819). That puts Bend Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 39% below the Oregon statewide rate of 314.4.
That ranks Bend #1,995 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #18 of 52 in Oregon. Violent crime is up 10% year over year and up 5% over the last five years.
Bend, OR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Oregon Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 191.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,995 of 3,771
- OR rank
- #18 of 52
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 10%
- 5-year change
- up 5%
- Population
- 108,819
- Reporting agency
- Bend Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bend Police Department (FBI ORI OR0090100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bend (red), Oregon (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bend vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 182.2(191) | 154.8(162) | 191.2(201) | 173.2(184) | 191.1(208) |
| Murder | 1.9(2) | 1.9(2) | 1.9(2) | 2.8(3) | 0.9(1) |
| Rape | 29.6(31) | 31.5(33) | 30.4(32) | 25.4(27) | 23.0(25) |
| Robbery | 25.8(27) | 25.8(27) | 38.1(40) | 22.6(24) | 14.7(16) |
| Aggravated assault | 125.0(131) | 95.6(100) | 120.8(127) | 122.4(130) | 152.5(166) |
| Property crime | 1606.4(1,684) | 1622.6(1,698) | 1631.8(1,715) | 1404.4(1,492) | 1328.8(1,446) |
| Burglary | 150.7(158) | 162.4(170) | 139.9(147) | 129.9(138) | 80.9(88) |
| Larceny | 1290.6(1,353) | 1284.3(1,344) | 1344.4(1,413) | 1170.0(1,243) | 1134.9(1,235) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 138.3(145) | 158.6(166) | 121.8(128) | 83.8(89) | 100.2(109) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bend, OR Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bend Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bend calculated?
- Bend's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Oregon state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Oregon cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bend Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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