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Okeechobee County, FL Arrest Records

Okeechobee County, FL is among the safest counties in the USA with 3.27 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Miami-Dade, Orange, Hillsborough, Pasco, Lee counties in Florida.
Okeechobee County, FL property crime rate is 23.64 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 680 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 2.26% compared to 2015.

Okeechobee County, FL Crime Rate

Total arrests in Okeechobee County in 2016 increased by 3.04% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 145 to 132 while non-violent crime increased by 4.96% from 908 to 953.

5 Crimes In Okeechobee County, FL in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 680
Burglary 204
Aggravated assault 99
Motor vehicle theft 69
Revised rape 18

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Okeechobee County decreased by 8.97% from 2015 and decreased by 27.87% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 183 to 132. In 2016 violent crime rate in Okeechobee County was 30.23% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.327%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Okeechobee County increased by 4.96% from 2015 and decreased by 8.54% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,042 to 953. In 2016 property crime rate in Okeechobee County was 16.83% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 2.364%.

How Okeechobee stands up against other counties

Okeechobee vs. Levy

You’ll be in more risk in Okeechobee compared to Levy county that had 19.67% lower crime rate compared to Okeechobee county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 2.4557 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 9.8096 in Levy county.
Burglary rates of 5.0603 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 3.4784 in Levy county.

Okeechobee vs. Hendry

You’ll be in more risk in Okeechobee compared to Hendry county that had 25.01% lower crime rate compared to Okeechobee county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.4465 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3309 in Hendry county.
Burglary rates of 5.0603 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 7.1519 in Hendry county.

Names with the most arrests in Okeechobee

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Okeechobee, Florida, the most crimes, that's 31.9% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Okeechobee County is 0.19% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 7.37 daily crimes that occur in Okeechobee County.
  • Okeechobee, FL is more violent than Levy.
  • In Okeechobee County you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Okeechobee, FL have increased by 3.04%.

Okeechobee Police Departments

Cities in Okeechobee County

Names in Okeechobee County