Ponca City, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ponca City:

  • There were 905 total crimes committed in Ponca City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,695.8 total crimes per 100K people in Ponca City.
  • The overall crime rate in Ponca City is 59.02% above the national average.
  • Ponca City ranks #285 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Ponca City ranks #8,746 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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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 3,695.8 per 100,000 people. That's 59.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.80% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ponca City
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 905 3,695.8 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.1 7.4 6.3
Robbery 7 28.6 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 114 465.6 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 139 567.6 458.6 369.8
Burglary 176 718.7 613.3 269.8
Larceny 501 2,046.0 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 89 363.5 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 766 3,128.2 2,705.6 1,954.4

Ponca City 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 Ponca City

139
Violent Crimes
567.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
53.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 139 violent crimes in Ponca City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ponca City is 567.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 176.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ponca City each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 53.50% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 23.78% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ponca City

766
Property Crimes
3,128.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
60.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 766 property crimes in Ponca City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ponca City is 3,128.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.0 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 60.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.62% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 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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