Hermiston, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hermiston, OR Summary

Crime in Hermiston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hermiston 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 Hermiston:

  • There were 691 total crimes committed in Hermiston in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,542.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hermiston.
  • The overall crime rate in Hermiston is 67.18% above the national average.
  • Hermiston ranks #87 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Hermiston ranks #9,035 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

Hermiston Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hermiston is 3,542.9 per 100,000 people. That's 67.18% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 30.30% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hermiston
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 691 3,542.9 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 2 10.3 3.7 5.0
Robbery 6 30.8 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 45 230.7 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 62 317.9 331.0 359.0
Burglary 30 153.8 306.5 229.0
Larceny 568 2,912.2 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 31 158.9 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 629 3,225.0 2,388.0 1,760.0

Hermiston 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 Hermiston

62
Violent Crimes
317.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Hermiston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hermiston is 317.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hermiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.45% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.97% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hermiston

629
Property Crimes
3,225.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 629 property crimes in Hermiston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hermiston is 3,225.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hermiston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 83.24% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.05% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hermiston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,553 3,275 3,828.0 3,461.0 367.0
Pasco, WA 80,838 2,056 2,543.4 2,195.7 347.6
Richland, WA 64,736 1,418 2,190.4 1,940.2 250.2
Walla Walla, WA 33,062 826 2,498.3 2,214.0 284.3
West Richland, WA 19,202 132 687.4 541.6 145.8
Pendleton, OR 17,380 537 3,089.8 2,681.2 408.5
Sunnyside, WA 16,220 465 2,866.8 2,589.4 277.4
Grandview, WA 11,210 261 2,328.3 1,900.1 428.2
Umatilla, OR 7,884 94 1,192.3 976.7 215.6
Boardman, OR 4,421 52 1,176.2 904.8 271.4

Hermiston SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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