Shawnee, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shawnee, OK Summary

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

  • There were 1,296 total crimes committed in Shawnee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,067.2 total crimes per 100K people in Shawnee.
  • The overall crime rate in Shawnee is 74.99% above the national average.
  • Shawnee ranks #295 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Shawnee ranks #9,003 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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Shawnee Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shawnee is 4,067.2 per 100,000 people. That's 74.99% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.54% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shawnee
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,296 4,067.2 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 17 53.4 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 135 423.7 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 182 571.2 458.6 369.8
Burglary 210 659.0 613.3 269.8
Larceny 761 2,388.2 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 143 448.8 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,114 3,496.0 2,705.6 1,954.4

Shawnee 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 Shawnee

182
Violent Crimes
571.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
54.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 182 violent crimes in Shawnee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shawnee is 571.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shawnee each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 54.45% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.55% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shawnee

1,114
Property Crimes
3,496.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
78.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,114 property crimes in Shawnee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shawnee is 3,496.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shawnee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 78.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.21% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shawnee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Choctaw, OK 12,228 176 1,439.3 1,251.2 188.1
Seminole, OK 7,063 172 2,435.2 2,152.1 283.2
Harrah, OK 6,425 130 2,023.3 1,898.8 124.5
Tecumseh, OK 6,365 138 2,168.1 1,979.6 188.5
McLoud, OK 4,265 63 1,477.1 1,195.8 281.4
Meeker, OK 1,017 18 1,769.9 1,671.6 98.3

Shawnee SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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