Crime in Ada, Oklahoma

Ada's crime rate

There were 744 crimes reported in Ada, Oklahoma in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 4,295 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Ada compare?

Ada has a higher overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Ada's overall crime rate is 31% 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 Ada, however, property crimes account for about 90% of all offenses.

Property crime is more prevalent in Ada than it is nationwide. There were 673 property crimes in Ada in 2019, or 3,886 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 Ada. There were 442 larcenies reported in Ada in 2019, or 2,552 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 159 break-ins reported in Ada in 2019, or 918 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 Ada, meanwhile, there were 72 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 416 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 Ada, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 10% share of all reported crime.

At 410 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Ada is above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Ada reported a total of 71 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 Ada. There were 44 aggravated assaults reported in Ada in 2019, or 254 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is similar, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 6 robberies reported in Ada in 2019, a rate of 35 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 20 rapes reported in Ada in 2019, or 116 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

There was one homicide reported in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Ada is 5.8 for every 100,000 people, higher than the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Ada compared to other cities in Oklahoma

Ada has a higher crime rate than the vast majority 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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