PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has painted a picture of Portland as a crime-ridden city that is “war-ravaged” and “like living in hell,” but at least one city in Oregon has a higher burglary rate.
According to a recently released data analysis from the home security company SafeWise, Coos Bay is the most burglarized city in Oregon.
The report’s authors used statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the year 2023 and calculated the number of reported burglaries per 100 people in the city. During that time, Coos Bay had a population of 15,768, and 224 reported burglaries, for a rate of 1.42 burglaries per 100 residents, according to the report.
The city of Coos Bay is located on the southern Oregon coast. According to local newspaper, The Wor