Crime & Safety in Bend
Bend's crime profile is a real, genuinely favorable picture -- overall crime runs approximately 47% below the national average, with violent crime specifically running roughly 53% below the cited national rate -- alongside a real, disclosed five-year trend of DECREASING violent AND property crime, a genuinely positive, current trajectory this record discloses plainly.
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Learn moreA Real, Genuinely Favorable Crime Profile
Bend's overall crime rate runs approximately 47% below the national average, with a cited safety grade of A-. Violent crime specifically ran 168 per 100,000 in 2024 (FBI-sourced data), roughly 53% below the cited national rate of 359 per 100,000 -- odds of violent-crime victimization run about 1-in-477 in a given year, a real, genuinely favorable figure worth stating plainly.
Property Crime Runs Less Favorably, Though Still Below National Benchmarks
Property crime runs somewhat less favorably than violent crime by comparison -- 1-in-65 odds of victimization, with larceny/theft the most common offense at 1,131 per 100,000 -- but this figure still runs below many national benchmarks. This record discloses this honest distinction rather than treating 'crime' as one undifferentiated risk, since violent-crime safety and property-crime risk are genuinely different considerations.
A Real, Disclosed Five-Year Trend of Continued Improvement
The 2025 crime rate fell a further 5% versus 2024, continuing a real, disclosed five-year trend of both declining violent AND declining property crime -- a genuinely positive, current trajectory, distinct from a static or worsening crime picture.
A Real Contrast With Portland, Covered Elsewhere in This Oregon Build
Bend's crime profile runs meaningfully more favorable than the figures disclosed for Portland elsewhere in this Oregon build (where overall crime runs genuinely above national averages) -- a real, disclosed, and significant difference for anyone comparing Oregon's two A+ markets specifically on crime and safety.
Neighborhood-Level Variance Is Real, Though Not Independently Confirmed This Pass
As with any city, citywide average figures likely understate real neighborhood-to-neighborhood variation, though this pass did not independently confirm a comprehensive, per-neighborhood crime breakdown for Bend specifically beyond the citywide figures disclosed above -- see the best-areas topic page for available neighborhood character detail.
Key takeaways
- Bend's overall crime rate runs approximately 47% below the national average (safety grade A-), with violent crime specifically running roughly 53% below the cited national rate.
- Property crime runs less favorably than violent crime by comparison (larceny/theft the most common offense, 1,131 per 100,000), though still below many national benchmarks -- weigh these as genuinely different risks.
- The 2025 crime rate fell a further 5% versus 2024, continuing a real, disclosed five-year trend of declining violent AND property crime -- a genuinely positive, current trajectory.
- Bend's crime profile runs meaningfully more favorable than Portland's, covered elsewhere in this Oregon build -- a real, disclosed, significant difference between Oregon's two A+ markets.
- Real neighborhood-level variance likely exists but was not comprehensively confirmed this pass -- see the best-areas topic page for available character detail.
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