Midwest City records more property crime per head than four in five U.S. towns
Next door, 3 of 5 towns with figures record less crime per resident. On top of that, a Safety Grade of C− follows from crimes Midwest City’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #92 of 124 graded towns in Oklahoma. Per 1,000 residents a year, 3.5 violent crimes and 22.6 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 4.7 and 22.6 in the rest of Oklahoma.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OK” is every other Oklahoma city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Midwest City
3 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Oklahoma towns on Midwest City’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Choctaw (B), Nicoma Park (C+), Spencer (C), Oklahoma City (D), Del City (D). Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Midwest City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (3.5) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Crime in Midwest City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Midwest City | Rest of Oklahoma | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Midwest City’s police reported 617 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Oklahoma and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Midwest City property | Rest of Oklahoma property | Midwest City violent | Rest of Oklahoma violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Oklahoma.
1,527 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
200 violent and 1,327 property, as reported to the FBI by Midwest City’s police.
18 people died in crashes on Midwest City’s roads in 2019–2023
Midwest City had 18 fatal crashes in five years, in which 18 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Oklahoma towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.1, 13 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Midwest City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest City | C− | 3.5 | 22.6 |
| Oklahoma City | D | 6.6 | 28.2 |
| Spencer | C | 4.2 | 14.7 |
| Choctaw | B | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| Nicoma Park | C+ | 2.5 | 12.3 |
| Del City | D | 5.7 | 34.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Oklahoma towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest City | C− | 3.5 | 22.6 |
| Owasso | B− | 1.2 | 13.9 |
| Stillwater | C+ | 1.9 | 15.8 |
| Moore | C+ | 2.2 | 15.4 |
| Bartlesville | C− | 3.7 | 24.1 |
| Enid | D | 5.2 | 24.6 |
The five graded Oklahoma towns closest to Midwest City’s population (58,799), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Midwest City. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Midwest City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (58,515 in 2025); our figure for Midwest City is 58,799 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Midwest City
Is Midwest City, OK safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Midwest City reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #92 of 124 in Oklahoma. Its police reported 3.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Oklahoma and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Midwest City?
3.5 violent and 22.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Oklahoma reports 4.7 and 22.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Midwest City in 2025?
Midwest City’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Midwest City safer than Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City reports more crime per resident than Midwest City: Oklahoma City grades D for safety and Midwest City C−. Oklahoma City’s police reported 6.6 violent and 28.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Midwest City?
Midwest City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Midwest City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.