Abstract The objective of the study is to assess the socio- economic factors of crime in case of Dera Weroda. More specifically, the study attempted to identify kind of crime highly prevailed, assessed social factors that influenced of crime , examined economic factors that influenced of crime and assessed the extent of crime. Crime is a product of social and economic factors combined with offenders who are motivate to commit crime. To attain these objectives and research problem, the study accessed both qualitative and quantitative research method. Under this research type, descriptive design method was utilized. The study was conducted offenders who are under sentenced in the prison and the victim’s side of family whose cases have been reported at police office. 63(sixty three) violence crimes (crime against person) offenders were sampled using random technique. Whereas two crime investigators police officers from Dera Woerda police department were purposively selected to participate as key informants of the study. The study employed both primary and secondary data sources. The primary data was mainly collected through semi- structured interviews, FGD and administration of the questionnaire while it was supplemented by information gathered from secondary sources of data, police report, review of relevant document analysis, published books, journals and research report that have direct or indirect relation with the research objectives was also reviewed. The data from qualitative method was analyzed thematically by coding the inputs from the response while from quantitative method was analyzed using simple descriptive statistics like percentages, table ,graph and presentation followed by illustrative description. The result of this study was showed that economic factors includes ,farm land dispute, unemployment , poverty and inadequate administration like corruption ,forgery document while social factors includes family problem, like bad relationship within family and peer influence ,addiction and cultural influence like, blood fee(revenge)and geographical location influence like remote area from centre of woreda administration are the major leading factors offenders who commit crime in the study area. The result also indicates that from crime against person (violence) type, murder was the most prevalent crime followed by armed robbery. It is expected the result of this study will add to the existing body of knowledge in the area of crime and will help out policy makers and social work practitioner’s serves as a landmark for other researcher to carry out a detailed study on the area under investigation and recommendations. In conclusion, social and economic factors have motivated on the incidences of criminal behaviors. Mostly, Government ,religious leaders and family will be focuses attention the factors of crime should pay much interest about the problem in order to trace out the nature of causes, then they can welfare measures as it requires deserves and woreda administration should take immediately measures against those corrupt officials is recommendation of this study. Key Words: Socio-Economic Factors, Land Dispute, Crime Resolutions committee