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Lebanon, OR crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Lebanon is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Lebanon is 1 in 68. Based on FBI crime data, Lebanon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Oregon, Lebanon has a crime rate that is higher than 51% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Lebanon compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Lebanon with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Lebanon's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lebanon does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lebanon.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Lebanon occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Lebanon; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 525. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Lebanon's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Lebanon a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Lebanon is one in 78.

Lebanon Crime Data

total Crime Index

33

(100 is safest)


Safer than 33% of U.S. cities.

Lebanon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

37

248

285

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.91

12.77

14.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.91
3.42
National Median: 4
    Lebanon
    Oregon

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 525

in Lebanon

1 in 292

in Oregon

Lebanon Violent Crimes

Population: 19,415
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 4 32
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.05 0.21 1.65

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.77
29.35
National Median: 20
    Lebanon
    Oregon

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 78

in Lebanon

1 in 34

in Oregon

Property Crimes

Population: 19,415
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 20 187 41
Rate per 1,000 1.03 9.63 2.11

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Lebanon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
41
61
National Median: 27.0
    Lebanon
    Oregon