Ponca City, OK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ponca City, OK Summary

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

  • There were 748 total crimes committed in Ponca City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,080.0 total crimes per 100K people in Ponca City.
  • The overall crime rate in Ponca City is 45.33% above the national average.
  • Ponca City ranks #271 safest out of 313 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Ponca City ranks #8,653 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.

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Ponca City Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ponca City is 3,080.0 per 100,000 people. That's 45.33% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.30% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 2,400.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ponca City
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 748 3,080.0 2,400.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 8.2 6.3 5.0
Robbery 10 41.2 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 107 440.6 318.7 256.0
Violent Crime 140 576.5 422.8 359.0
Burglary 142 584.7 411.4 229.0
Larceny 395 1,626.5 1,343.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 71 292.3 222.6 259.0
Property Crime 608 2,503.5 1,977.7 1,760.0

Ponca City 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 Ponca City

140
Violent Crimes
576.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
60.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 140 violent crimes in Ponca City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ponca City is 576.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ponca City each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 60.57% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.34% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 422.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ponca City

608
Property Crimes
2,503.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 608 property crimes in Ponca City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ponca City is 2,503.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ponca City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.24% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.58% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 1,977.7 per 100,000 people.

Ponca City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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