Oklahoma City, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oklahoma City, OK Summary

Crime in Oklahoma City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City:

  • There were 25,639 total crimes committed in Oklahoma City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,701.2 total crimes per 100K people in Oklahoma City.
  • The overall crime rate in Oklahoma City is 59.25% above the national average.
  • Oklahoma City ranks #286 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Oklahoma City ranks #8,749 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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Oklahoma City Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oklahoma City is 3,701.2 per 100,000 people. That's 59.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.97% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oklahoma City
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25,639 3,701.2 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 65 9.4 7.4 6.3
Robbery 642 92.7 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3,235 467.0 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4,448 642.1 458.6 369.8
Burglary 3,831 553.0 613.3 269.8
Larceny 14,398 2,078.5 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2,962 427.6 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 21,191 3,059.1 2,705.6 1,954.4

Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City

4,448
Violent Crimes
642.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
73.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,448 violent crimes in Oklahoma City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oklahoma City is 642.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oklahoma City each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 73.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.02% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oklahoma City

21,191
Property Crimes
3,059.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 21,191 property crimes in Oklahoma City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oklahoma City is 3,059.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oklahoma City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.52% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.06% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Oklahoma City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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