Watonga, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Watonga, OK Summary

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

  • There were 46 total crimes committed in Watonga the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,783.6 total crimes per 100K people in Watonga.
  • The overall crime rate in Watonga is -23.26% below the national average.
  • Watonga ranks #185 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Watonga ranks #6,049 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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Watonga Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Watonga is 1,783.6 per 100,000 people. That's -23.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.63% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Watonga
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 46 1,783.6 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 193.9 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 6 232.6 458.6 369.8
Burglary 16 620.4 613.3 269.8
Larceny 23 891.8 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 38.8 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 40 1,551.0 2,705.6 1,954.4

Watonga 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 Watonga

6
Violent Crimes
232.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Watonga in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Watonga is 232.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 429.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Watonga each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.27% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Watonga

40
Property Crimes
1,551.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 property crimes in Watonga in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Watonga is 1,551.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Watonga each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.68% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Watonga

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Enid, OK 49,990 1,628 3,256.7 2,848.6 408.1
Yukon, OK 25,514 631 2,473.2 2,277.2 196.0
Mustang, OK 22,026 241 1,094.2 930.7 163.4
Bethany, OK 20,322 454 2,234.0 1,968.3 265.7
El Reno, OK 18,385 277 1,506.7 1,332.6 174.1
Weatherford, OK 11,891 158 1,328.7 1,253.0 75.7
Warr Acres, OK 10,439 450 4,310.8 3,956.3 354.4
Piedmont, OK 8,318 45 541.0 504.9 36.1
Clinton, OK 8,280 201 2,427.5 1,980.7 446.9
Kingfisher, OK 4,832 87 1,800.5 1,634.9 165.6

Watonga SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
6
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