Ponca City's crime rate
There were 1,085 crimes reported in Ponca City, Oklahoma in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 4,544 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Ponca City compare?
Ponca City 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.
Ponca City's overall crime rate is 39% 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 Ponca City, property crimes account for about 86% of all offenses.
Property crime is more prevalent in Ponca City than it is nationwide. There were 933 property crimes in Ponca City in 2019, or 3,908 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 Ponca City. There were 665 larcenies reported in Ponca City in 2019, or 2,785 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
There were 217 break-ins reported in Ponca City in 2019, or 909 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 Ponca City, meanwhile, there were 51 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 214 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 Ponca City, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 14% share of all reported crime.
At 637 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Ponca City is well above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Ponca City reported a total of 152 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 Ponca City. There were 94 aggravated assaults reported in Ponca City in 2019, or 394 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. There were 25 robberies reported in Ponca City in 2019, a rate of 105 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There were 33 rapes reported in Ponca City in 2019, or 138 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.
Murder
While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Ponca City.
Ponca City compared to other cities in Oklahoma
Ponca City 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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