Safety in Joseph
Joseph doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police. Below is what they report.
What stands out about safety in Joseph
Joseph is covered by the county and the state police
Joseph has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data, so there’s no crime rate or Safety Grade for the town itself. Calls here most likely go to the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police. Across the whole area it patrols, the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office reported 32 property and 0 violent crimes in 2022. The State Police aren’t in the FBI’s newest tables, so 2024 is their latest figure. Who patrols here ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. County and state agency figures cover their whole patrol area, not just this town, so they can’t be turned into a rate.
Joseph is covered by the county and the state
Joseph has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police, and their numbers cover the whole area they patrol, not just Joseph.
Crimes reported in the parts of Wallowa County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.
The Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office isn’t in the FBI’s 2023, 2024 and 2025 tables (no full year reported), so 2022 is its newest figure.
The State Police also patrol Wallowa County, mostly its rural roads and towns.
Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)
Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)
The State Police aren’t in the FBI’s 2025 table (no full year reported), so 2024 is their newest figure.
These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.
Know who to call, and what the weather can do
For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Joseph plans for.
Expected damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
Natural hazards in Joseph →Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Heads-up board
Neighbors looking out for each other in Joseph.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.