Crime Score for ZIP 97132, Newberg, OR
Newberg · Clackamas County · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 73.89% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#8,192
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
Oregon rank
#172
of 240 in state
Score index
36.8
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 97132 covers part of Newberg in Clackamas County, Oregon. In September 2026 it scored in the 26.1th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #8,192, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Oregon it ranks #172 of 240. That is 37.0 points below the Oregon median of 63.1. It fell 17.62 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 43.73 to 26.11.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 26.11 | #8,192 | #172 |
| August 2026 | 43.73 | #6,608 | #142 |
Nearby ZIP codes
1 of 6 score lower than 97132. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 97132
- Is ZIP code 97132 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 97132 scores in the 26.1th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Below Average rating: below the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 97132 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 97132 compare with the rest of Oregon?
- It ranks #172 of 240 scored ZIP codes in Oregon, against a state median of the 63.1th percentile. Nationally it ranks #8,192 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.