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Sapulpa, OK crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Sapulpa is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 18 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Sapulpa is 1 in 56. Based on FBI crime data, Sapulpa is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Oklahoma, Sapulpa has a crime rate that is higher than 67% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Sapulpa compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Sapulpa with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Sapulpa's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Sapulpa does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Sapulpa.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Sapulpa occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Sapulpa; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 489. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Sapulpa's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Sapulpa a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Sapulpa is one in 63.

Sapulpa Crime Data

total Crime Index

24

(100 is safest)


Safer than 24% of U.S. cities.

Sapulpa Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

47

362

409

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.05

15.75

17.80

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.05
4.14
National Median: 4
    Sapulpa
    Oklahoma

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 489

in Sapulpa

1 in 242

in Oklahoma

Sapulpa Violent Crimes

Population: 22,981
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 11 2 33
Rate per 1,000 0.04 0.48 0.09 1.44

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
15.75
21.49
National Median: 19
    Sapulpa
    Oklahoma

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 63

in Sapulpa

1 in 47

in Oklahoma

Property Crimes

Population: 22,981
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 99 232 31
Rate per 1,000 4.31 10.10 1.35

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Sapulpa Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
16
15
National Median: 26.5
    Sapulpa
    Oklahoma