Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Linn, OR Crime Grade
How West Linn 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oregon
1/10
vs. Oregon cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Linn, OR was 30.3 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 26,407). That puts West Linn Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 90% below the Oregon statewide rate of 314.4.
That ranks West Linn #245 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #1 of 52 in Oregon. Violent crime is down 50% year over year and down 61% over the last five years.
West Linn, OR crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Oregon Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 30.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #245 of 3,771
- OR rank
- #1 of 52
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 50%
- 5-year change
- down 61%
- Population
- 26,407
- Reporting agency
- West Linn Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Linn Police Department (FBI ORI OR0030900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About West Linn, OR
Also known as
- Robins Nest
- Linn City
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Linn (red), Oregon (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Linn 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 | 78.0(21) | 82.0(22) | 59.9(16) | 60.6(16) | 30.3(8) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 22.3(6) | 18.6(5) | 22.5(6) | 15.2(4) | 3.8(1) |
| Robbery | 11.1(3) | 11.2(3) | 7.5(2) | 7.6(2) | 3.8(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 44.6(12) | 52.2(14) | 26.2(7) | 37.9(10) | 22.7(6) |
| Property crime | 1271.0(342) | 1095.3(294) | 1085.8(290) | 796.0(210) | 844.5(223) |
| Burglary | 167.2(45) | 152.7(41) | 187.2(50) | 102.3(27) | 284.0(75) |
| Larceny | 984.8(265) | 771.2(207) | 820.0(219) | 644.4(170) | 518.8(137) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 115.2(31) | 156.5(42) | 71.1(19) | 49.3(13) | 30.3(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Linn, 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 West Linn 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 West Linn calculated?
- West Linn'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 West Linn 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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