Alva, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alva, OK Summary

Crime in Alva research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alva over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alva:

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Alva the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,021.8 total crimes per 100K people in Alva.
  • The overall crime rate in Alva is -56.03% below the national average.
  • Alva ranks #112 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Alva ranks #3,811 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alva Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alva is 1,021.8 per 100,000 people. That's -56.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.71% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alva
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 1,021.8 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 100.2 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 8 160.3 458.6 369.8
Burglary 12 240.4 613.3 269.8
Larceny 27 541.0 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 80.1 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 43 861.6 2,705.6 1,954.4

Alva Crime Compared To Oklahoma Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oklahoma.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alva

8
Violent Crimes
160.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Alva in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alva is 160.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 623.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alva each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.05% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alva

43
Property Crimes
861.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Alva in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alva is 861.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alva each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.16% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alva

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodward, OK 11,876 407 3,427.1 3,014.5 412.6
Cherokee, OK 1,507 31 2,057.1 1,791.6 265.4

Alva SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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