Pendleton, OR Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pendleton, OR Summary

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

  • There were 537 total crimes committed in Pendleton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,089.8 total crimes per 100K people in Pendleton.
  • The overall crime rate in Pendleton is 45.80% above the national average.
  • Pendleton ranks #79 safest out of 96 cities in Oregon.
  • Pendleton ranks #8,668 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.

Additional research about crime in Oregon

Pendleton Vs Oregon And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pendleton is 3,089.8 per 100,000 people. That's 45.80% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 13.63% higher than the Oregon total crime rate of 2,719.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pendleton
/ 100k People
Oregon
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 537 3,089.8 2,719.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 5.0
Robbery 4 23.0 57.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 49 281.9 229.1 256.0
Violent Crime 71 408.5 331.0 359.0
Burglary 45 258.9 306.5 229.0
Larceny 381 2,192.2 1,789.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 40 230.1 292.1 259.0
Property Crime 466 2,681.2 2,388.0 1,760.0

Pendleton 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 Pendleton

71
Violent Crimes
408.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Pendleton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pendleton is 408.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pendleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 302.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.79% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.41% higher than the Oregon violent crime rate of 331.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pendleton

466
Property Crimes
2,681.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
52.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 466 property crimes in Pendleton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pendleton is 2,681.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pendleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 52.34% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.28% higher than the Oregon property crime rate of 2,388.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pendleton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kennewick, WA 85,553 3,275 3,828.0 3,461.0 367.0
Pasco, WA 80,838 2,056 2,543.4 2,195.7 347.6
Richland, WA 64,736 1,418 2,190.4 1,940.2 250.2
Walla Walla, WA 33,062 826 2,498.3 2,214.0 284.3
Hermiston, OR 19,504 691 3,542.9 3,225.0 317.9
La Grande, OR 12,963 379 2,923.7 2,669.1 254.6
College Place, WA 9,706 185 1,906.0 1,813.3 92.7
Umatilla, OR 7,884 94 1,192.3 976.7 215.6
Milton-Freewater, OR 6,920 138 1,994.2 1,777.5 216.8

Pendleton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
10
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