Elk City, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elk City, OK Summary

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

  • There were 189 total crimes committed in Elk City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,655.4 total crimes per 100K people in Elk City.
  • The overall crime rate in Elk City is -28.77% below the national average.
  • Elk City ranks #171 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Elk City ranks #5,749 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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Elk City Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elk City is 1,655.4 per 100,000 people. That's -28.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.68% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elk City
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 189 1,655.4 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 2 17.5 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 148.9 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 24 210.2 458.6 369.8
Burglary 30 262.8 613.3 269.8
Larceny 112 981.0 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 201.5 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 165 1,445.2 2,705.6 1,954.4

Elk 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 Elk City

24
Violent Crimes
210.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Elk City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elk City is 210.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 475.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elk City each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.16% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elk City

165
Property Crimes
1,445.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 165 property crimes in Elk City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elk City 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 Elk City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.58% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Elk City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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