Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Prineville, OR Crime Grade
How Prineville 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oregon
6/10
vs. Oregon cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Prineville, OR was 240.7 per 100,000 residents (29 incidents over a population of 12,047). That puts Prineville 34% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 29% below the Oregon statewide rate of 341.4.
That ranks Prineville #2,326 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 38% of them, and #27 of 52 in Oregon. Violent crime is down 55% year over year and down 23% over the last five years.
Prineville, OR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Oregon Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 240.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,326 of 3,771
- OR rank
- #27 of 52
- Safer than
- 38% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 55%
- 5-year change
- down 23%
- Population
- 12,047
- Reporting agency
- Prineville Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Prineville Police Department (FBI ORI OR0070100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Prineville (red), Oregon (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Prineville vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 311.4(34) | 355.3(41) | 250.3(29) | 533.0(63) | 240.7(29) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 109.9(12) | 69.3(8) | 77.7(9) | 59.2(7) | 41.5(5) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.6(1) | 8.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 201.5(22) | 285.9(33) | 164.0(19) | 456.9(54) | 199.2(24) |
| Property crime | 1850.0(202) | 1109.1(128) | 1208.4(140) | 1159.2(137) | 747.1(90) |
| Burglary | 146.5(16) | 69.3(8) | 276.2(32) | 143.8(17) | 49.8(6) |
| Larceny | 1566.1(171) | 970.5(112) | 811.3(94) | 871.5(103) | 630.9(76) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 119.1(13) | 69.3(8) | 120.8(14) | 126.9(15) | 66.4(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Prineville, 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 Prineville 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 Prineville calculated?
- Prineville'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 Prineville 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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