Independence, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Independence:

  • There were 167 total crimes committed in Independence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,610.7 total crimes per 100K people in Independence.
  • The overall crime rate in Independence is -30.70% below the national average.
  • Independence ranks #34 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Independence ranks #5,627 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 1,610.7 per 100,000 people. That's -30.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.42% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Independence
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 167 1,610.7 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 1 9.6 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 154.3 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 17 164.0 291.9 369.8
Burglary 14 135.0 339.2 269.8
Larceny 119 1,147.8 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 164.0 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 150 1,446.8 2,659.0 1,954.4

Independence Crime Compared To Oregon Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oregon.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Independence

17
Violent Crimes
164.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Independence is 164.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 609.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Independence each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.82% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Independence

150
Property Crimes
1,446.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 150 property crimes in Independence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Independence is 1,446.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.1 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 -25.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.59% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 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 179,661 7,372 4,103.3 3,621.3 482.0
Albany, OR 57,058 1,684 2,951.4 2,763.9 187.5
Keizer, OR 38,958 1,077 2,764.5 2,569.4 195.1
Dallas, OR 17,622 395 2,241.5 1,963.5 278.1
Monmouth, OR 11,123 184 1,654.2 1,474.4 179.8
Stayton, OR 8,162 204 2,499.4 2,254.3 245.0

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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