Molalla, OR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Molalla, OR Summary

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

  • There were 141 total crimes committed in Molalla the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,385.2 total crimes per 100K people in Molalla.
  • The overall crime rate in Molalla is -40.40% below the national average.
  • Molalla ranks #22 safest out of 103 cities in Oregon.
  • Molalla ranks #4,984 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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Molalla Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Molalla is 1,385.2 per 100,000 people. That's -40.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.06% lower than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,950.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Molalla
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 141 1,385.2 2,950.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 51.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 157.2 200.6 268.2
Violent Crime 22 216.1 291.9 369.8
Burglary 18 176.8 339.2 269.8
Larceny 83 815.4 1,928.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 176.8 391.0 282.7
Property Crime 119 1,169.1 2,659.0 1,954.4

Molalla 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 Molalla

22
Violent Crimes
216.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Molalla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Molalla is 216.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 462.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Molalla each year. That compares to a 1 in 342.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.95% lower than the Oregon violent crime rate of 291.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Molalla

119
Property Crimes
1,169.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 119 property crimes in Molalla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Molalla is 1,169.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Molalla each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.03% lower than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,659.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Molalla

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lake Oswego, OR 40,044 665 1,660.7 1,580.8 79.9
Tualatin, OR 27,195 1,143 4,203.0 3,941.9 261.1
West Linn, OR 26,842 310 1,154.9 1,072.9 82.0
Woodburn, OR 26,117 1,039 3,978.3 3,595.4 382.9
Sherwood, OR 20,102 487 2,422.6 2,223.7 199.0
Canby, OR 18,101 232 1,281.7 1,160.2 121.5
Oregon, WI 11,538 82 710.7 624.0 86.7
Silverton, OR 10,622 155 1,459.2 1,308.6 150.6
Hubbard, OR 3,437 26 756.5 698.3 58.2
Mount Angel, OR 3,403 30 881.6 675.9 205.7

Molalla SnackAbility

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