Ontario, Oregon Crime Statistics
This page contains crime rates for Ontario, Oregon. You can look through the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime data over time, and see how Ontario compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records information for Ontario, Oregon, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 1999 and 2008 there were 8,160 total crimes reported in Ontario, Oregon (666 of them violent). Of the 816 crimes that take place per year in Ontario, close to 50% transpire less than one mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Ontario, Oregon every 10 hours. This includes 1 murder, 52 rapes, and at least six thousand thefts (including 383 car thefts).
Crime Trends
In the course of the most recent 10 years, crime data were available in Ontario, Oregon for all 10 years. Throughout that period, reported crime in Ontario has risen by 31%. Throughout that same period of time, violent crime climbed by 84%. By and large, the crime data indicate a general rise in crime over the last 10 years in Ontario. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could hit just about nine hundred for Ontario, Oregon in 2009.
Please take note that these graphs show reported crime rates and some sudden changes in crime data are the result of changes in reporting, not actual changes in crime rates.
Crime Comparisons
You are discouraged against over-analyzing ranking data to decide 'how dangerous' a certain location is, as many factors, including episodic events, or disparities in crime reporting and methodology can skew rankings. Click on the individual table bars to see crime rates in these locations.
Crime Data Information
Ontario, Oregon law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The data reported for Ontario conform to the FBI data quality guidelines. For more information, and a description of the statistical methods and data algorithms used by RecordsPedia, please visit our methodology section.
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