Crime in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma

Pryor Creek's crime rate

There were 263 crimes reported in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 2,799 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Pryor Creek compare?

Pryor Creek 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.

Pryor Creek's overall crime rate is 15% lower 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 Pryor Creek, however, property crimes account for only about 79% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a smaller than average share of total offenses, property crime is slightly more prevalent in Pryor Creek than it is nationwide. There were 207 property crimes in Pryor Creek in 2019, or 2,203 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 Pryor Creek. There were 130 larcenies reported in Pryor Creek in 2019, or 1,384 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 42 break-ins reported in Pryor Creek in 2019, or 447 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 Pryor Creek, meanwhile, there were 35 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 373 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 Pryor Creek, however, violent offenses account for a larger 21% share of all reported crime.

At 596 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Pryor Creek is well above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Pryor Creek reported a total of 56 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 Pryor Creek. There were 51 aggravated assaults reported in Pryor Creek in 2019, or 543 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 was just one robbery reported in Pryor Creek in 2019, a rate of 11 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 3 rapes reported in Pryor Creek in 2019, or 32 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 Pryor Creek is 10.6 for every 100,000 people, more than double the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Pryor Creek compared to other cities in Oklahoma

Pryor Creek has a lower crime rate than the 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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