Klamath Falls, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Klamath Falls, OR Summary

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

  • There were 714 total crimes committed in Klamath Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,093.9 total crimes per 100K people in Klamath Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Klamath Falls is 33.12% above the national average.
  • Klamath Falls ranks #74 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Klamath Falls ranks #8,237 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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Klamath Falls Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Klamath Falls is 3,093.9 per 100,000 people. That's 33.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.85% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Klamath Falls
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 714 3,093.9 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 22 95.3 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 88 381.3 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 118 511.3 291.9 369.8
Burglary 95 411.6 339.2 269.8
Larceny 378 1,637.9 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 123 533.0 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 596 2,582.5 2,659.0 1,954.4

Klamath Falls 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 Klamath Falls

118
Violent Crimes
511.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 118 violent crimes in Klamath Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Klamath Falls is 511.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Klamath Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 75.18% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Klamath Falls

596
Property Crimes
2,582.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 596 property crimes in Klamath Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Klamath Falls is 2,582.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Klamath Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.14% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.88% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Klamath Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ashland, OR 21,797 567 2,601.3 2,436.1 165.2

Klamath Falls SnackAbility

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