Crime in Idabel, Oklahoma

Idabel's crime rate

There were 474 crimes reported in Idabel, Oklahoma in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 6,954 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Idabel compare?

Idabel has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Idabel's overall crime rate is 112% higher than the overall crime rate in Oklahoma. Statewide, there were 129,673 crimes reported in 2019, or 3,277 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Idabel, however, property crimes account for about 91% of all offenses.

Property crime is much more prevalent in Idabel than it is nationwide. There were 431 property crimes in Idabel in 2019, or 6,323 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Idabel. There were 334 larcenies reported in Idabel in 2019, or 4,900 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 78 break-ins reported in Idabel in 2019, or 1,144 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Idabel, meanwhile, there were 19 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 279 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Idabel, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 9% share of all reported crime.

At 631 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Idabel is well above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Idabel reported a total of 43 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Idabel. There were 30 aggravated assaults reported in Idabel in 2019, or 440 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far lower, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Idabel in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 10 rapes reported in Idabel in 2019, or 147 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

There were 3 homicides committed in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Idabel is 44.0 murders for every 100,000 people, many times higher than the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Idabel compared to other cities in Oklahoma

Idabel has the highest crime rate of all comparable cities in Oklahoma. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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