Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lawton, OK Crime Grade
How Lawton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Oklahoma — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oklahoma
9/10
vs. Oklahoma cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lawton, OK was 758.3 per 100,000 residents (682 incidents over a population of 89,942). That puts Lawton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 87% above the Oklahoma statewide rate of 405.9.
That ranks Lawton #3,569 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #39 of 43 in Oklahoma. Violent crime is down 9% year over year and up 15% over the last five years.
Lawton, OK crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Oklahoma Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 758.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,569 of 3,771
- OK rank
- #39 of 43
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 9%
- 5-year change
- up 15%
- Population
- 89,942
- Reporting agency
- Lawton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lawton Police Department (FBI ORI OK0160100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lawton (red), Oklahoma (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lawton vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 658.0(610) | 849.4(778) | 782.5(721) | 829.2(748) | 758.3(682) |
| Murder | 11.9(11) | 24.0(22) | 10.9(10) | 10.0(9) | 3.3(3) |
| Rape | 79.8(74) | 125.6(115) | 146.5(135) | 151.9(137) | 132.3(119) |
| Robbery | 48.5(45) | 59.0(54) | 69.5(64) | 72.1(65) | 61.2(55) |
| Aggravated assault | 517.7(480) | 640.9(587) | 555.7(512) | 595.3(537) | 561.5(505) |
| Property crime | 1704.2(1,580) | 2167.1(1,985) | 2528.8(2,330) | 2713.7(2,448) | 2294.8(2,064) |
| Burglary | 756.1(701) | 971.7(890) | 899.7(829) | 934.5(843) | 798.3(718) |
| Larceny | 652.6(605) | 880.0(806) | 1351.2(1,245) | 1505.4(1,358) | 1256.4(1,130) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 248.1(230) | 253.3(232) | 231.2(213) | 231.7(209) | 220.1(198) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lawton, OK Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Lawton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Lawton calculated?
- Lawton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Oklahoma state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Oklahoma cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Lawton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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