Healthcare & Safety in Pendleton
Pendleton carries a real, disclosed crime-rate concern relative to Oregon's own communities specifically, worth weighing directly alongside the region's real rural healthcare access.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed crime concern relative to Oregon specifically
NeighborhoodScout found Pendleton's overall crime rate running 32 per 1,000 residents (1-in-31 odds of victimization) -- one of the highest rates in America across communities of all sizes. Within Oregon specifically, more than 92% of the state's own communities carry a lower crime rate than Pendleton -- a real, disclosed nuance stated plainly.
Violent crime runs a real, disclosed elevated rate
Violent crime specifically is cited as among the highest in the nation, with a 1-in-221 chance of victimization per NeighborhoodScout's analysis, versus 1-in-36 (27 per 1,000) for property crime specifically.
Rural healthcare access: confirm current specifics directly
As a smaller Eastern Oregon county seat, Pendleton's healthcare access is genuinely more limited than the larger regional hubs documented elsewhere in this project (e.g., Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls) -- confirm current local hospital and specialist-care availability directly for your specific needs.
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific neighborhood within Pendleton is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with NeighborhoodScout or local law enforcement before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Pendleton's crime rate runs higher than 92% of Oregon's own communities per NeighborhoodScout -- a real, disclosed concern.
- Violent crime specifically runs among the highest in the nation per NeighborhoodScout.
- Pendleton's rural healthcare access is genuinely more limited than larger regional hubs -- confirm current specifics directly.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
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