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Pottawatomie County, OK Arrest Records

Pottawatomie County, OK is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.77 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Rogers, Cherokee, Adair, Sequoyah, Wagoner counties in Oklahoma.
Pottawatomie County, OK property crime rate is 5.89 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 205 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 0.49% compared to 2015.

Pottawatomie County, OK Crime Rate

Total arrests in Pottawatomie County in 2016 decreased by 7.84% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 49 to 56 while non-violent crime decreased by 10.13% from 474 to 426.

5 Crimes In Pottawatomie County, OK in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 205
Burglary 143
Motor vehicle theft 78
Aggravated assault 50
Revised rape 5

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Pottawatomie County increased by 14.29% from 2015 and increased by 30.23% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 43 to 56. In 2016 violent crime rate in Pottawatomie County was 83.49% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.077%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Pottawatomie County decreased by 10.13% from 2015 and decreased by 32.27% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 629 to 426. In 2016 property crime rate in Pottawatomie County was 79.27% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.589%.

How Pottawatomie stands up against other counties

Pottawatomie vs. Creek

You’ll be in more safety in Pottawatomie compared to Creek county that had 2.63% higher crime rate compared to Pottawatomie county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0138 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0280 in Creek county.
Larceny rates of 2.8358 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 3.2673 in Creek county.

Pottawatomie vs. Muskogee

You’ll be in more risk in Pottawatomie compared to Muskogee county that had 29.41% lower crime rate compared to Pottawatomie county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0144 in Muskogee county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 1.0790 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.6477 in Muskogee county.

Names with the most arrests in Pottawatomie

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

Felonies are committed more by men.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Pottawatomie County is 0.8% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.83 daily crimes that occur in Pottawatomie County.
  • Pottawatomie, OK is safer than Creek.
  • In Pottawatomie County you have a 1 in 150 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Pottawatomie, OK have decreased by 7.84%.

Pottawatomie Police Departments

Cities in Pottawatomie County

Names in Pottawatomie County