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Independence, OR Crime and Crime Rate

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The Independence crime rate is lower than the Oregon average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #58

Independence, OR	1,080.96
Oregon	1,497.00
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Independence, OR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Independence, OR	Count	0	5	4	10	15	158	14	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	57.7	46.1	115.3	173.0	1,822.0	161.4	0.0	1,095
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.0	26.5	52.7	140.8	434.0	2,204.6	240.5	NA	1,271
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Independence, OR	Count	0	1	0	10	37	205	5	2
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	11.5	0.0	115.5	427.2	2,366.9	57.7	23.1	1,009
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.0	37.1	61.0	142.7	528.5	2,394.5	250.9	NA	1,439
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Independence, OR	Count	0	4	3	10	30	182	13	1
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	45.9	34.4	114.7	344.0	2,087.2	149.1	11.5	1,165
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.4	29.2	61.9	154.1	561.7	2,400.9	261.7	NA	1,440
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Independence, OR	Count	0	4	0	14	35	170	13	4
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	46.1	0.0	161.3	403.2	1,958.3	149.8	46.1	1,160
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.1	31.4	57.4	156.6	528.1	2,352.8	233.7	NA	1,401
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Independence, OR	Count	0	2	0	6	19	183	13	7
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	20.3	0.0	61.0	193.2	1,860.7	132.2	71.2	794
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.4	31.7	62.4	155.6	512.6	2,267.7	232.6	NA	1,383
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Independence, OR	Count	0	4	1	20	28	178	6	7
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	40.7	10.2	203.6	285.1	1,812.3	61.1	71.3	1,052
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.2	30.5	64.3	157.6	506.5	2,202.6	258.0	NA	1,373
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Independence, OR	Count	0	2	1	10	29	174	7	1
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	20.9	10.4	104.4	302.7	1,816.5	73.1	10.4	867
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.2	30.5	69.7	154.8	550.9	2,432.3	299.0	NA	1,477
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Independence, OR	Count	0	2	3	16	36	191	8	1
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	32.6	173.7	390.8	2,073.6	86.9	10.9	1,089
	Oregon	Per 100,000	1.9	33.5	76.4	175.8	609.0	2,529.0	388.2	NA	1,618
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Independence, OR	Count	1	3	1	15	25	155	9	2
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	12.0	36.0	12.0	180.1	300.2	1,861.4	108.1	24.0	1,229
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.3	32.3	72.7	173.0	645.2	2,636.1	390.7	NA	1,655
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Independence, OR	Count	0	3	1	12	35	197	16	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	39.2	13.1	156.9	457.5	2,575.2	209.2	0.0	1,350
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.2	34.8	68.1	181.8	758.6	3,112.2	529.0	NA	1,913
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Independence, OR	12.67
Oregon	38.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Independence, OR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Independence, OR	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	0.0	115
	Oregon	Per 100,000	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.6	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	0.6	1.6	0.7	0.0	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	4.1	1.7	0.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	5.5	2.7	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	49
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	4.5	2.1	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Independence, OR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oregon	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Independence, OR	1.42
Oregon	2.09
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Independence, OR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Independence, OR	Count	16	13	3
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	184.5	149.9	34.6	1.67
	Oregon	Per 100,000	267.6	165.0	102.7	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Independence, OR	Count	15	12	3
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	173.2	138.6	34.6	1.56
	Oregon	Per 100,000	251.3	153.0	98.3	2.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Independence, OR	Count	14	12	2
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	160.6	137.6	22.9	1.49
	Oregon	Per 100,000	256.8	156.8	100.0	2.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Independence, OR	Count	14	12	2
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	161.3	138.2	23.0	1.50
	Oregon	Per 100,000	262.1	159.3	102.8	2.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Independence, OR	Count	16	14	2
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	162.7	142.3	20.3	1.53
	Oregon	Per 100,000	268.7	161.6	107.1	2.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Independence, OR	Count	16	14	2
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	162.9	142.5	20.4	1.53
	Oregon	Per 100,000	269.9	159.2	110.7	2.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Independence, OR	Count	16	13	3
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	167.0	135.7	31.3	1.51
	Oregon	Per 100,000	265.6	157.0	108.6	2.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Independence, OR	Count	16	13	3
	Independence, OR	Per 100,000	173.7	141.1	32.6	1.57
	Oregon	Per 100,000	269.9	160.9	109.1	2.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Independence, OR	Count	15	13	2
2005	Independence, OR	Count	16	14	2