Purcell, OK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Purcell, OK Summary

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

  • There were 160 total crimes committed in Purcell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,306.1 total crimes per 100K people in Purcell.
  • The overall crime rate in Purcell is 8.82% above the national average.
  • Purcell ranks #241 safest out of 313 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Purcell ranks #7,752 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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Purcell Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Purcell is 2,306.1 per 100,000 people. That's 8.82% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -3.93% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 2,400.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Purcell
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 160 2,306.1 2,400.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 14.4 6.3 5.0
Robbery 1 14.4 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 187.4 318.7 256.0
Violent Crime 17 245.0 422.8 359.0
Burglary 26 374.7 411.4 229.0
Larceny 106 1,527.8 1,343.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 158.5 222.6 259.0
Property Crime 143 2,061.1 1,977.7 1,760.0

Purcell 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 Purcell

17
Violent Crimes
245.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Purcell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Purcell is 245.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 408.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Purcell each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.75% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.05% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 422.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Purcell

143
Property Crimes
2,061.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Purcell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Purcell is 2,061.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Purcell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.11% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.22% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 1,977.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Purcell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norman, OK 130,681 3,302 2,526.8 2,266.6 260.2
Newcastle, OK 15,096 145 960.5 834.7 125.9
Blanchard, OK 9,919 79 796.5 685.6 110.9
Noble, OK 7,989 99 1,239.2 1,051.4 187.8

Purcell SnackAbility

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