Elgin
Comanche County · 3,653 people1.37 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.2, property 0.6
Oklahoma rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Oklahoma
Elgin reports the least crime per resident of Oklahoma’s 124 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 10 of the 124 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. How grades work
A+
#2Piedmont
Canadian County · 9,427 people3.74 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.3, property 2.4
#3Hinton
Caddo County · 4,975 people5.37 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.3, property 4.0
All 124 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
124 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: Atoka, 85.09. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
7 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. In 2025 the FBI’s tables list State Police figures for 0 of Oklahoma’s counties and county sheriff figures for 77; those cover many towns at once and can’t be split by town, so they aren’t ranked here. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- Bethel Acres Pottawatomie County · 3,301 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Goldsby McClain County · 3,591 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Longtown Pittsburg County · 2,716 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- New Cordell Washita County · 2,746 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Park Hill Cherokee County · 3,237 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Slaughterville Cleveland County · 4,332 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Turley Tulsa County · 2,968 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Oklahoma?
Elgin (Comanche County) reports the least crime per resident: 1.37 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (0.18 violent and 0.64 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. Piedmont (3.74) and Hinton (5.37) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 7 Oklahoma towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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