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Lawton, OK Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lawton crime rate is much higher than the Oklahoma average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #234

Lawton, OK	3,282.32
Oklahoma	1,937.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lawton, OK Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lawton, OK	Count	11	75	194	613	1,371	2,926	211	47
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	11.3	77.3	200.1	632.2	1,413.9	3,017.6	217.6	48.5	3,062
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	4.5	32.9	78.6	277.0	760.9	1,956.9	272.9	NA	1,633
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lawton, OK	Count	13	80	168	658	1,485	3,313	229	33
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	13.2	81.2	170.5	667.7	1,506.9	3,361.8	232.4	33.5	3,239
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.1	43.5	78.7	300.8	866.1	2,116.4	291.2	NA	1,820
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lawton, OK	Count	13	38	173	696	1,560	3,349	299	41
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	13.2	38.5	175.1	704.6	1,579.3	3,390.3	302.7	41.5	3,148
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.7	41.6	84.7	337.3	936.6	2,161.3	303.1	NA	1,918
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lawton, OK	Count	8	57	175	589	1,960	3,365	206	59
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	8.2	58.2	178.7	601.6	2,002.0	3,437.0	210.4	60.3	3,252
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.5	37.0	86.6	325.7	958.5	2,106.8	290.9	NA	1,874
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lawton, OK	Count	3	60	113	655	1,757	3,279	218	42
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	3.3	65.2	122.8	711.8	1,909.3	3,563.2	236.9	45.6	3,237
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.2	38.7	89.0	346.7	999.0	2,144.8	271.6	NA	1,923
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lawton, OK	Count	9	81	181	827	1,448	3,240	234	30
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	10.0	90.2	201.5	920.6	1,611.8	3,606.6	260.5	33.4	3,663
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	6.2	41.5	90.7	362.7	1,030.0	2,261.7	282.2	NA	2,020
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lawton, OK	Count	6	78	201	716	1,445	2,574	229	45
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	6.6	85.3	219.8	782.9	1,579.9	2,814.4	250.4	49.2	3,259
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.8	40.2	101.1	379.5	963.1	2,180.5	298.7	NA	1,996
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lawton, OK	Count	9	75	184	807	1,555	2,813	270	49
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	10.4	86.3	211.8	929.0	1,790.2	3,238.4	310.8	56.4	3,697
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	6.1	43.1	93.2	357.1	943.3	2,211.1	372.1	NA	2,015
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lawton, OK	Count	8	82	169	670	1,550	2,886	291	65
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	8.8	90.1	185.7	736.0	1,702.7	3,170.3	319.7	71.4	3,404
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.8	41.6	87.5	362.5	960.5	2,270.5	373.2	NA	2,023
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lawton, OK	Count	6	41	135	487	1,362	3,078	213	33
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	6.8	46.2	152.0	548.3	1,533.4	3,465.3	239.8	37.2	2,863
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	5.3	41.7	91.0	370.5	1,006.0	2,644.2	391.8	NA	2,155
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lawton, OK	5.25
Oklahoma	11.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lawton, OK Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lawton, OK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lawton, OK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Lawton, OK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lawton, OK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lawton, OK	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lawton, OK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lawton, OK	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lawton, OK	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	10
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lawton, OK	1.94
Oklahoma	2.57
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lawton, OK Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lawton, OK	Count	228	163	65
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	235.1	168.1	67.0	2.02
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	271.4	184.3	87.1	2.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lawton, OK	Count	231	159	72
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	234.4	161.3	73.1	1.98
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	317.3	203.7	113.6	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lawton, OK	Count	238	171	67
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	240.9	173.1	67.8	2.07
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	326.2	208.5	117.8	2.67
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lawton, OK	Count	232	172	60
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	237.0	175.7	61.3	2.06
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	315.9	204.1	111.8	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lawton, OK	Count	193	164	29
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	209.7	178.2	31.5	1.94
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	311.2	203.8	107.3	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lawton, OK	Count	223	162	61
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	248.2	180.3	67.9	2.14
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	325.5	215.9	109.6	2.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lawton, OK	Count	230	165	65
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	251.5	180.4	71.1	2.16
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	317.2	211.3	105.9	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lawton, OK	Count	217	162	55
	Lawton, OK	Per 100,000	249.8	186.5	63.3	2.18
	Oklahoma	Per 100,000	311.4	201.3	110.1	2.56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lawton, OK	Count	214	159	55
2005	Lawton, OK	Count	201	146	55