Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Molalla, OR Crime Grade
How Molalla 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
5/10
vs. Oregon cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Molalla, OR was 197.8 per 100,000 residents (20 incidents over a population of 10,110). That puts Molalla 39% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 37% below the Oregon statewide rate of 314.4.
That ranks Molalla #2,035 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 46% of them, and #21 of 52 in Oregon. Violent crime is up 53% year over year and up 9% over the last five years.
Molalla, OR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Oregon Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 197.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,035 of 3,771
- OR rank
- #21 of 52
- Safer than
- 46% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 53%
- 5-year change
- up 9%
- Population
- 10,110
- Reporting agency
- Molalla Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Molalla Police Department (FBI ORI OR0030600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Molalla (red), Oregon (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Molalla 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 | 181.2(17) | 255.4(26) | 177.6(18) | 129.3(13) | 197.8(20) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) |
| Rape | 53.3(5) | 88.4(9) | 88.8(9) | 39.8(4) | 98.9(10) |
| Robbery | 10.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 117.2(11) | 167.0(17) | 78.9(8) | 89.5(9) | 89.0(9) |
| Property crime | 1065.8(100) | 1218.2(124) | 661.0(67) | 735.8(74) | 514.3(52) |
| Burglary | 127.9(12) | 176.8(18) | 29.6(3) | 69.6(7) | 29.7(3) |
| Larceny | 831.3(78) | 815.4(83) | 591.9(60) | 586.7(59) | 464.9(47) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 95.9(9) | 176.8(18) | 9.9(1) | 59.7(6) | 9.9(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Molalla, 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 Molalla 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 Molalla calculated?
- Molalla'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 Molalla 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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