Okemah, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Okemah, OK Summary

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

  • There were 119 total crimes committed in Okemah the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,908.0 total crimes per 100K people in Okemah.
  • The overall crime rate in Okemah is 68.15% above the national average.
  • Okemah ranks #291 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Okemah ranks #8,897 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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Okemah Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Okemah is 3,908.0 per 100,000 people. That's 68.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.51% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Okemah
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 119 3,908.0 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 1 32.8 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 295.6 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 10 328.4 458.6 369.8
Burglary 34 1,116.6 613.3 269.8
Larceny 57 1,871.9 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 591.1 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 109 3,579.6 2,705.6 1,954.4

Okemah 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 Okemah

10
Violent Crimes
328.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Okemah in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Okemah is 328.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 304.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Okemah each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.39% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Okemah

109
Property Crimes
3,579.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 property crimes in Okemah in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Okemah is 3,579.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Okemah each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 83.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.30% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Okemah

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bixby, OK 29,690 358 1,205.8 1,101.4 104.4
Jenks, OK 27,208 338 1,242.3 1,113.6 128.6
Sapulpa, OK 22,447 421 1,875.5 1,630.5 245.0
Sand Springs, OK 20,006 827 4,133.8 3,938.8 194.9
McAlester, OK 18,219 528 2,898.1 2,623.6 274.4
Glenpool, OK 13,983 381 2,724.7 2,460.1 264.6
Cushing, OK 8,195 224 2,733.4 2,501.5 231.8
Harrah, OK 6,425 130 2,023.3 1,898.8 124.5
Henryetta, OK 5,619 119 2,117.8 1,939.8 178.0
McLoud, OK 4,265 63 1,477.1 1,195.8 281.4

Okemah SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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