Norman, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Norman, OK Summary

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

  • There were 3,938 total crimes committed in Norman the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,055.6 total crimes per 100K people in Norman.
  • The overall crime rate in Norman is 31.47% above the national average.
  • Norman ranks #266 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Norman ranks #8,193 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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Norman Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norman is 3,055.6 per 100,000 people. That's 31.47% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.43% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norman
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,938 3,055.6 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.6 7.4 6.3
Robbery 38 29.5 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 273 211.8 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 391 303.4 458.6 369.8
Burglary 455 353.0 613.3 269.8
Larceny 2,729 2,117.5 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 363 281.7 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 3,547 2,752.2 2,705.6 1,954.4

Norman 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 Norman

391
Violent Crimes
303.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 391 violent crimes in Norman in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norman is 303.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norman each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.84% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norman

3,547
Property Crimes
2,752.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,547 property crimes in Norman in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norman is 2,752.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norman each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.72% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norman

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Moore, OK 63,421 1,449 2,284.7 2,045.1 239.7
Newcastle, OK 13,290 200 1,504.9 1,437.2 67.7
Choctaw, OK 12,228 176 1,439.3 1,251.2 188.1
Blanchard, OK 9,488 70 737.8 695.6 42.2
Noble, OK 7,746 118 1,523.4 1,407.2 116.2
Purcell, OK 6,647 209 3,144.3 2,677.9 466.4
Harrah, OK 6,425 130 2,023.3 1,898.8 124.5
McLoud, OK 4,265 63 1,477.1 1,195.8 281.4

Norman SnackAbility

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