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Lawton, OK is experiencing higher than average rates of both violent and property crime. Violent crime in Lawton is 45.7, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Lawton is 61.5 while the national average is 35.4. This means that Lawton has much higher levels of criminal activity than the rest of the United States, indicating a need for increased public safety measures in the area.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lawton violent crime is 45.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Lawton property crime is 61.5. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Lawton, OK Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000659.93.767144.9444.45537.51503.73748.9284.9
2001616.16.549.5159.14014985.41293.43407.1284.9
2002709.26.460.7160.8481.35163.213643457.4341.8
2003754.95.440.3123.1586.154631399.83796.3266.9
2004762.72.263167.3530.25657.114963905.7255.3
2005753.26.846.2152548.35238.51533.43465.3239.8
20061020.58.890.1185.77365192.71702.73170.3319.7
20071237.610.486.3211.89295339.41790.23238.4310.8
20081094.56.685.3219.8782.94644.71579.92814.4250.4
20091222.21090.2201.5920.65478.91611.83606.6260.5
20109033.365.2122.8711.85709.31909.33563.2236.9
2011846.78.258.2178.7601.65649.420023437210.4
2012931.413.238.5175.1704.65272.31579.33390.3302.7
201313.281.2170.5667.75101.11506.93361.8232.4
2014920.911.377.3200.1632.24649.11413.93017.6217.6
2015973.19.356.8214.9692.14566.11258.33062245.9
20168104.171.6114.1620.238281193.72404.1230.2
2017882.88.588.2139.26473843.51282.22227.7333.6
2018901.97.596.6131666.73583.91098.32159.1326.4
2019925.716.3105.198.6705.63221.5950.61990.1280.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Medicine Park, OK440.5881.142292018
Cache, OK639.71,279.32,944122019
Elgin, OK0.0212.53,164132019
Fletcher, OK0.0351.21,084182018
Walters, OK42.01,597.32,461182019
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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Moore, OK174.62,258.858,628732019
Midwest City, OK270.53,302.856,590832019
Edmond, OK145.71,688.592,876932019
Stillwater, OK313.72,129.149,6371302019
Little Elm, TX174.1544.027,2461312018

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If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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