Altus, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Altus:

  • There were 326 total crimes committed in Altus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,738.0 total crimes per 100K people in Altus.
  • The overall crime rate in Altus is -25.22% below the national average.
  • Altus ranks #178 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Altus ranks #5,942 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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Altus Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Altus is 1,738.0 per 100,000 people. That's -25.22% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.07% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Altus
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 326 1,738.0 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 5 26.7 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 223.9 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 50 266.6 458.6 369.8
Burglary 74 394.5 613.3 269.8
Larceny 181 965.0 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 112.0 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 276 1,471.5 2,705.6 1,954.4

Altus 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 Altus

50
Violent Crimes
266.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Altus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Altus is 266.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 375.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Altus each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.87% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Altus

276
Property Crimes
1,471.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 276 property crimes in Altus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Altus is 1,471.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.0 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 -24.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.62% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 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 9,945 129 1,297.1 905.0 392.2
Sayre, OK 4,363 40 916.8 825.1 91.7
Mangum, OK 2,674 35 1,308.9 934.9 374.0
Snyder, OK 1,241 19 1,531.0 1,369.9 161.2

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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