Ontario, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ontario, OR Summary

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

  • There were 584 total crimes committed in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,965.1 total crimes per 100K people in Ontario.
  • The overall crime rate in Ontario is 134.29% above the national average.
  • Ontario ranks #94 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Ontario ranks #9,567 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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Ontario Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ontario is 4,965.1 per 100,000 people. That's 134.29% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 82.60% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ontario
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 584 4,965.1 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 5.0
Robbery 7 59.5 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 61 518.6 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 79 671.7 331.0 359.0
Burglary 40 340.1 306.5 229.0
Larceny 413 3,511.3 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 52 442.1 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 505 4,293.5 2,388.0 1,760.0

Ontario 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 Ontario

79
Violent Crimes
671.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
87.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ontario is 671.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 87.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.90% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ontario

505
Property Crimes
4,293.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
143.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 505 property crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ontario is 4,293.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 143.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 79.79% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ontario

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Meridian, ID 140,353 1,008 718.2 571.4 146.8
Nampa, ID 118,950 1,303 1,095.4 742.3 353.1
Caldwell, ID 71,115 1,017 1,430.1 977.3 452.8
Payette, ID 8,790 113 1,285.6 989.8 295.8
Emmett, ID 8,766 66 752.9 410.7 342.2
Fruitland, ID 7,157 46 642.7 544.9 97.8
Weiser, ID 6,194 11 177.6 48.4 129.2
Nyssa, OR 3,246 49 1,509.6 1,139.9 369.7

Ontario SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
10
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