Medford, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Medford, OR Summary

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

  • There were 3,665 total crimes committed in Medford in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,323.7 total crimes per 100K people in Medford.
  • The overall crime rate in Medford is 104.02% above the national average.
  • Medford ranks #92 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Medford ranks #9,394 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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Medford Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Medford is 4,323.7 per 100,000 people. That's 104.02% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 59.01% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Medford
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,665 4,323.7 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 3 3.5 3.7 5.0
Robbery 76 89.7 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 284 335.0 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 417 491.9 331.0 359.0
Burglary 246 290.2 306.5 229.0
Larceny 2,830 3,338.6 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 172 202.9 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 3,248 3,831.7 2,388.0 1,760.0

Medford 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 Medford

417
Violent Crimes
491.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 417 violent crimes in Medford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Medford is 491.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 203.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Medford each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.03% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.61% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Medford

3,248
Property Crimes
3,831.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
117.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,248 property crimes in Medford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Medford is 3,831.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Medford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 117.71% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 60.45% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Medford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grants Pass, OR 39,113 1,294 3,308.4 2,904.4 404.0
Ashland, OR 20,949 423 2,019.2 1,766.2 253.0
Central Point, OR 19,199 220 1,145.9 974.0 171.9
Eagle Point, OR 9,869 175 1,773.2 1,570.6 202.7
Yreka, CA 7,813 246 3,148.6 2,444.6 704.0
Talent, OR 6,339 69 1,088.5 820.3 268.2
Phoenix, OR 4,404 156 3,542.2 3,315.2 227.1

Medford SnackAbility

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