The crime rate in Myrtle Creek is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 31 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 Myrtle Creek is 1 in 33. Based on FBI crime data, Myrtle Creek is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Oregon, Myrtle Creek has a crime rate that is higher than 84% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 3,503, Myrtle Creek has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Myrtle Creek does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Myrtle Creek.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Myrtle Creek 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 Myrtle Creek.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Myrtle Creek 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 Myrtle Creek; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 438. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Myrtle Creek is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Myrtle Creek, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 35, which is a rate of 28 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Myrtle Creek has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Myrtle Creek is one in 250.