Gresham, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gresham, OR Summary

Crime in Gresham research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Gresham over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Gresham:

  • There were 3,105 total crimes committed in Gresham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,836.9 total crimes per 100K people in Gresham.
  • The overall crime rate in Gresham is 33.86% above the national average.
  • Gresham ranks #72 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Gresham ranks #8,430 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Oregon

Gresham Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gresham is 2,836.9 per 100,000 people. That's 33.86% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 4.33% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gresham
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,105 2,836.9 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 6 5.5 3.7 5.0
Robbery 93 85.0 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 287 262.2 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 449 410.2 331.0 359.0
Burglary 349 318.9 306.5 229.0
Larceny 1,612 1,472.8 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 695 635.0 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 2,656 2,426.6 2,388.0 1,760.0

Gresham Crime Compared To Oregon Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oregon.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Gresham

449
Violent Crimes
410.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 449 violent crimes in Gresham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gresham is 410.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 243.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gresham each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.27% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.92% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gresham

2,656
Property Crimes
2,426.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,656 property crimes in Gresham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gresham is 2,426.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gresham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.88% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.62% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gresham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vancouver, WA 198,194 7,907 3,989.5 3,407.3 582.3
Lake Oswego, OR 39,627 462 1,165.9 1,100.3 65.6
Camas, WA 27,525 215 781.1 733.9 47.2
Battle Ground, WA 22,780 254 1,115.0 1,036.0 79.0
Washougal, WA 16,964 223 1,314.5 1,002.1 312.4
Oregon, WI 11,833 38 321.1 278.9 42.3

Gresham SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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