Pocola, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pocola, OK Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Pocola the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 817.8 total crimes per 100K people in Pocola.
  • The overall crime rate in Pocola is -64.81% below the national average.
  • Pocola ranks #94 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Pocola ranks #3,107 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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Pocola Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pocola is 817.8 per 100,000 people. That's -64.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -74.15% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pocola
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 817.8 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 90.9 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 4 90.9 458.6 369.8
Burglary 11 249.9 613.3 269.8
Larceny 13 295.3 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 181.7 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 32 726.9 2,705.6 1,954.4

Pocola 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 Pocola

4
Violent Crimes
90.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Pocola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pocola is 90.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,100.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pocola each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.18% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pocola

32
Property Crimes
726.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 property crimes in Pocola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pocola is 726.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pocola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.13% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pocola

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Smith, AR 90,013 5,390 5,988.0 4,943.7 1,044.3
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Greenwood, AR 9,705 53 546.1 401.9 144.3
Poteau, OK 8,871 388 4,373.8 3,742.5 631.3
Sallisaw, OK 8,505 383 4,503.2 4,068.2 435.0
Alma, AR 5,874 180 3,064.4 2,655.8 408.6
Mena, AR 5,652 206 3,644.7 3,273.2 371.5
Spiro, OK 2,135 33 1,545.7 1,171.0 374.7
Arkoma, OK 1,831 7 382.3 327.7 54.6

Pocola SnackAbility

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