Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sand Springs, OK Crime Grade
How Sand Springs 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oklahoma
4/10
vs. Oklahoma cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sand Springs, OK was 176.2 per 100,000 residents (36 incidents over a population of 20,427). That puts Sand Springs 46% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 57% below the Oklahoma statewide rate of 405.9.
That ranks Sand Springs #1,866 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 51% of them, and #14 of 43 in Oklahoma. Violent crime is down 28% year over year and up 1% over the last five years.
Sand Springs, OK crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Oklahoma Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 176.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,866 of 3,771
- OK rank
- #14 of 43
- Safer than
- 51% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 28%
- 5-year change
- up 1%
- Population
- 20,427
- Reporting agency
- Sand Springs Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sand Springs Police Department (FBI ORI OK0720300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sand Springs (red), Oklahoma (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sand Springs 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 | 173.8(35) | 199.9(40) | 214.0(43) | 243.4(49) | 176.2(36) |
| Murder | 24.8(5) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(1) | 4.9(1) |
| Rape | 34.8(7) | 40.0(8) | 29.9(6) | 24.8(5) | 44.1(9) |
| Robbery | 29.8(6) | 20.0(4) | 29.9(6) | 19.9(4) | 14.7(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 84.4(17) | 140.0(28) | 154.3(31) | 193.7(39) | 112.6(23) |
| Property crime | 4086.6(823) | 3948.8(790) | 3747.0(753) | 2761.6(556) | 1894.6(387) |
| Burglary | 511.4(103) | 449.9(90) | 403.1(81) | 243.4(49) | 254.6(52) |
| Larceny | 3004.1(605) | 3159.1(632) | 3025.5(608) | 2269.9(457) | 1454.0(297) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 566.1(114) | 334.9(67) | 293.6(59) | 248.3(50) | 166.4(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sand Springs, 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 Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs calculated?
- Sand Springs'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 Sand Springs 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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