Independence, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Independence, OR Summary

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

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,238.3 total crimes per 100K people in Independence.
  • The overall crime rate in Independence is -41.57% below the national average.
  • Independence ranks #33 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Independence ranks #5,261 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.

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Independence Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Independence is 1,238.3 per 100,000 people. That's -41.57% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -54.46% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Independence
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 1,238.3 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 251.5 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 29 280.5 331.0 359.0
Burglary 22 212.8 306.5 229.0
Larceny 69 667.5 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 77.4 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 99 957.7 2,388.0 1,760.0

Independence 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 Independence

29
Violent Crimes
280.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Independence is 280.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 356.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.85% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.25% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Independence

99
Property Crimes
957.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 99 property crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Independence is 957.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.58% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.89% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Independence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salem, OR 177,936 5,935 3,335.5 2,803.3 532.2
Albany, OR 57,179 1,159 2,027.0 1,831.1 195.9
Keizer, OR 38,310 788 2,056.9 1,910.7 146.2
Dallas, OR 17,869 419 2,344.8 2,081.8 263.0
Monmouth, OR 11,311 122 1,078.6 946.0 132.6
Stayton, OR 8,222 186 2,262.2 1,970.3 291.9

Independence SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
7
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