Crime and safety in McMinnville
McMinnville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less. Within Oregon, it does better than 60% of towns.
What stands out about safety in McMinnville
Property crime is down 35% since 2023
Property crime went from 19.5 to 12.7 per 1,000 residents between 2023 and 2025. Violent crime fell too, from 2.3 to 1.6. Statewide, the property rate fell 18%. Most of the change came between 2023 and 2024. The drop is bigger than normal year-to-year swings. Trend ↓
Below the Oregon rate, campus and all
A college campus draws people from elsewhere. Their incidents count against McMinnville’s 35,500 residents, which usually pushes a town’s rate up. Even so, McMinnville reported 14.3 crimes per 1,000 in 2025, against 25 across Oregon. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, 2022–2025, not convictions.
Reported crime is falling
Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against Oregon.
Show as a table
| Year | McMinnville property | Oregon property | McMinnville violent | Oregon violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7 | 21.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 14.3 | 24.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 19.5 | 26.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 3.5 |
About one theft report every day
Thefts were 74% of everything reported. Burglaries: 38. Vehicle thefts: 36.
2025 offenses reported
Most reports in most towns are thefts: packages, bikes, things left in unlocked cars. Locking up and a porch light go a long way.
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
For every 1,000 residents, about 13 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- One number for a whole city. A rate for all of McMinnville doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. A college campus draws people from elsewhere. Their incidents are counted against McMinnville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
McMinnville’s Safety Grade: C+
Property crimes plus 4× violent crimes reported per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve.
How the Safety Grade works
- One score, from FBI data. Property crimes + 4 × violent crimes reported to police, per resident, pooled over 2023–2025. Violent crime counts more because it matters more to how safe a place feels. It’s the same score behind the Safest towns in OR ranking.
- Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents that reported all 3 years: A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D and D− the bottom 15%. There’s no F.
- Violent and property sub-grades use the same curve on each rate alone. Trend only says improving or rising when the change is bigger than normal swings.
- What it can’t see: unreported crime, traffic safety, or which part of town incidents happen in. It’s our own summary of public data, not an official rating.
Know who to call, and what the weather can do
For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods McMinnville plans for.
Mcminnville · 4.4 miles
Directions Health care →Expected damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1991.
Natural hazards in McMinnville →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 McMinnville.
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, 2025, 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.