Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newcastle, OK Crime Grade
How Newcastle 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oklahoma
1/10
vs. Oklahoma cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newcastle, OK was 38.2 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 15,715). That puts Newcastle 88% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 91% below the Oklahoma statewide rate of 405.9.
That ranks Newcastle #334 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 91% of them, and #2 of 43 in Oklahoma. Violent crime is down 73% year over year and down 62% over the last five years.
Newcastle, OK crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Oklahoma Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 38.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #334 of 3,771
- OK rank
- #2 of 43
- Safer than
- 91% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 73%
- 5-year change
- down 62%
- Population
- 15,715
- Reporting agency
- Newcastle Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Newcastle Police Department (FBI ORI OK0440800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newcastle (red), Oklahoma (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Newcastle 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 | 101.8(12) | 75.2(10) | 70.8(10) | 139.1(21) | 38.2(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) | 6.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 59.4(7) | 45.1(6) | 14.2(2) | 33.1(5) | 12.7(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 42.4(5) | 30.1(4) | 42.5(6) | 99.4(15) | 25.5(4) |
| Property crime | 1543.9(182) | 1452.2(193) | 1183.1(167) | 854.5(129) | 674.5(106) |
| Burglary | 339.3(40) | 210.7(28) | 325.9(46) | 218.6(33) | 152.7(24) |
| Larceny | 907.7(107) | 1083.5(144) | 637.6(90) | 503.4(76) | 445.4(70) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 288.4(34) | 158.0(21) | 212.5(30) | 132.5(20) | 76.4(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Newcastle, 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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle calculated?
- Newcastle'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 Newcastle 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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