Healthcare & Safety in Woodburn
Woodburn's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension across sources this pass -- stated honestly here rather than resolved to a single favorable or unfavorable figure.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed tension in crime framing
One 2026 citation puts Woodburn's overall crime rate approximately 1% ABOVE the national average. Separately, both violent and property crime genuinely declined 2019-2024 (the 2024 rate running approximately 7% below 2023), and CrimeGrade's neighborhood-level 2026 analysis rated Woodburn 'Very Safe,' with 100% of analyzed neighborhoods earning an A grade -- all three figures disclosed together rather than only the most favorable or unfavorable one.
A genuinely favorable multi-year trend
Woodburn's crime rate has genuinely declined over the 2019-2024 period, with the most recent year specifically running approximately 7% below the prior year -- a real, disclosed, positive trajectory worth weighing alongside the "1% above national average" citation.
Healthcare access via the broader Marion County / Salem area
No major hospital is specifically documented within Woodburn's own city limits in sources reviewed this pass -- residents draw on the broader Marion County and Salem-area healthcare systems (Salem Health/Salem Hospital, documented at the regional level in salem-or.js, built elsewhere in this manifest), a real, practical drive given Woodburn's location on I-5.
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific neighborhood within Woodburn is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with CrimeGrade or local law enforcement before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Woodburn's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension: one citation runs 1% above the national average even amid a favorable multi-year decline.
- CrimeGrade rated Woodburn 'Very Safe' at the neighborhood level for 2026, with 100% of analyzed neighborhoods earning an A grade.
- Residents draw on the broader Marion County / Salem-area healthcare systems given the lack of a major hospital within Woodburn itself.
- Confirm current, address-specific safety data directly before relocating.
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