Purcell, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Purcell, OK Summary

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

  • There were 209 total crimes committed in Purcell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,144.3 total crimes per 100K people in Purcell.
  • The overall crime rate in Purcell is 35.28% above the national average.
  • Purcell ranks #271 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Purcell ranks #8,288 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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Purcell Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Purcell is 3,144.3 per 100,000 people. That's 35.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.63% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Purcell
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 209 3,144.3 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 15.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 1 15.0 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 391.2 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 31 466.4 458.6 369.8
Burglary 46 692.0 613.3 269.8
Larceny 109 1,639.8 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 346.0 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 178 2,677.9 2,705.6 1,954.4

Purcell 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 Purcell

31
Violent Crimes
466.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Purcell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Purcell is 466.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 214.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Purcell each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.70% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Purcell

178
Property Crimes
2,677.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 178 property crimes in Purcell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Purcell is 2,677.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Purcell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.02% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Purcell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norman, OK 128,878 3,938 3,055.6 2,752.2 303.4
Newcastle, OK 13,290 200 1,504.9 1,437.2 67.7
Blanchard, OK 9,488 70 737.8 695.6 42.2
Noble, OK 7,746 118 1,523.4 1,407.2 116.2
Lexington, OK 1,989 54 2,714.9 2,161.9 553.0
Maysville, OK 1,091 24 2,199.8 2,016.5 183.3

Purcell SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
8
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