Altus, OK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Altus, OK Summary

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

  • There were 323 total crimes committed in Altus in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,735.3 total crimes per 100K people in Altus.
  • The overall crime rate in Altus is -18.11% below the national average.
  • Altus ranks #195 safest out of 313 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Altus ranks #6,657 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Oklahoma

Altus Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Altus is 1,735.3 per 100,000 people. That's -18.11% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -27.71% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 2,400.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Altus
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 323 1,735.3 2,400.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 10.7 6.3 5.0
Robbery 3 16.1 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 38 204.2 318.7 256.0
Violent Crime 54 290.1 422.8 359.0
Burglary 62 333.1 411.4 229.0
Larceny 193 1,036.9 1,343.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 75.2 222.6 259.0
Property Crime 269 1,445.2 1,977.7 1,760.0

Altus Crime Compared To Oklahoma Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oklahoma.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Altus

54
Violent Crimes
290.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Altus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Altus is 290.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 344.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Altus each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.19% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.38% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 422.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Altus

269
Property Crimes
1,445.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 269 property crimes in Altus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Altus is 1,445.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Altus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.93% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 1,977.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Altus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vernon, TX 9,704 234 2,411.4 1,968.3 443.1
Sayre, OK 4,790 37 772.4 688.9 83.5

Altus SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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