Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pendleton, OR Crime Grade
How Pendleton 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oregon
9/10
vs. Oregon cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pendleton, OR was 381.7 per 100,000 residents (65 incidents over a population of 17,031). That puts Pendleton 17% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 21% above the Oregon statewide rate of 314.4.
That ranks Pendleton #2,967 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 21% of them, and #44 of 52 in Oregon. Violent crime is down 8% year over year and up 7% over the last five years.
Pendleton, OR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Oregon Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 381.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,967 of 3,771
- OR rank
- #44 of 52
- Safer than
- 21% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 8%
- 5-year change
- up 7%
- Population
- 17,031
- Reporting agency
- Pendleton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Pendleton Police Department (FBI ORI OR0300300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pendleton (red), Oregon (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pendleton 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 | 355.7(59) | 250.3(42) | 327.6(56) | 414.3(72) | 381.7(65) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 60.3(10) | 29.8(5) | 99.4(17) | 103.6(18) | 70.5(12) |
| Robbery | 30.1(5) | 41.7(7) | 23.4(4) | 23.0(4) | 17.6(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 265.3(44) | 178.8(30) | 198.9(34) | 287.7(50) | 293.6(50) |
| Property crime | 2682.8(445) | 3867.7(649) | 4258.6(728) | 2733.0(475) | 2166.6(369) |
| Burglary | 482.3(80) | 542.3(91) | 397.8(68) | 258.9(45) | 229.0(39) |
| Larceny | 1820.7(302) | 2902.3(487) | 3427.9(586) | 2197.9(382) | 1661.7(283) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 313.5(52) | 411.2(69) | 380.2(65) | 235.9(41) | 176.1(30) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Pendleton, 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 Pendleton 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 Pendleton calculated?
- Pendleton'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 Pendleton 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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