Damascus has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Damascus is 1 in 84. How does Damascus fare compared to other communities in Oregon of all population sizes? Damascus's crime rate is lower than approximately 62% of Oregon communities.

How does the crime rate in Damascus compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Damascus with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Damascus's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Damascus 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 Damascus.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Damascus's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Damascus is one in 1005.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Damascus's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Damascus a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Damascus is one in 92.