Watonga, OK Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Watonga in green. The most dangerous areas in Watonga are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Watonga, OK Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Watonga is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Watonga's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Watonga is 0.1665 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Watonga generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Watonga may be as high as 1 in 4,587 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,220 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Watonga, OK: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Watonga has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Watonga's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Watonga to the Oklahoma state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Watonga is less safe than the Oklahoma state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Watonga, OK

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Watonga about $1,083,918 in 2025, or roughly $313 per resident. This is part of Watonga's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Watonga, including every crime type and how Watonga compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Watonga's crime maps on the Watonga overall crime page.

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Individual Watonga Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Watonga is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Watonga.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hitchcock, OK	D+	D-	C-	D-
Greenfield, OK	D+	D-	C	D-
Fay, OK	C-	D+	B-	D-
Omega, OK	F	D-	D-	F
Oakwood, OK	D+	D	C+	D
Loyal, OK	F	F	F	F
Thomas, OK	C+	C+	C+	D+
Okarche, OK	D	D	D	D
Kingfisher, OK	D-	D+	D	D
Dover, OK	C-	D+	C	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Watonga is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Keedysville, MD	B	A-	A-	B
Unionville, TN	C	C	C	D+
Suggs Creek, TN	B	C	C	C-
Section, AL	B-	B	B	B
Scotland Neck, NC	F	F	F	F
Rockville, VA	A-	A+	A+	D
Rio Verde, AZ	A-	C-	C-	C+
Otisville, NY	B+	B	B	B+
Olivia, NC	B-	D	D	C-
Murphys, CA	D	D	D	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Watonga, OK average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Watonga schools on SchoolGrade

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