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Myrtle Creek, OR crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Myrtle Creek is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 31 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Myrtle Creek is 1 in 33. Based on FBI crime data, Myrtle Creek is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Oregon, Myrtle Creek has a crime rate that is higher than 84% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 3,503, Myrtle Creek has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Myrtle Creek does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Myrtle Creek.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Myrtle Creek does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Myrtle Creek.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Myrtle Creek occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Myrtle Creek; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 438. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Myrtle Creek is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Myrtle Creek, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 35, which is a rate of 28 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Myrtle Creek has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Myrtle Creek is one in 250.

Myrtle Creek Crime Data

total Crime Index

10

(100 is safest)


Safer than 10% of U.S. cities.

Myrtle Creek Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

8

99

107

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.28

28.26

30.55

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.28
3.42
National Median: 4
    Myrtle Creek
    Oregon

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 438

in Myrtle Creek

1 in 292

in Oregon

Myrtle Creek Violent Crimes

Population: 3,503
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 0 7
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.29 0.00 2.00

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
28.26
29.35
National Median: 20
    Myrtle Creek
    Oregon

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 35

in Myrtle Creek

1 in 34

in Oregon

Property Crimes

Population: 3,503
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 12 73 14
Rate per 1,000 3.43 20.84 4.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Myrtle Creek Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
43
61
National Median: 27.0
    Myrtle Creek
    Oregon

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