The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Blackwell, OK: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D

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$3.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for Blackwell, OK

In 2025, crime will cost $1,681 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Blackwell with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Blackwell, OK Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Blackwell's combined rate is higher than the norm. Blackwell sits in the 18th percentile, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Blackwell's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Blackwell is 39.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 37 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Blackwell, OK report the most crime, about 42 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Blackwell, OK

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Blackwell for 2025 is $3,880,950, about $638 per resident and $1,681 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Blackwell Compared to Other Cities?

Blackwell, OK:	$638
Anadarko, OK:	$1034
Verdigris, OK:	$306
Oklahoma:	$573
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Blackwell is $638 per year, which is $173 more than the national average and $64 more than Oklahoma's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Blackwell:

In Anadarko, OK, crime costs $1,034 per person, which is $397 more than in Blackwell.
In Verdigris, OK, crime costs $306 per person, which is $332 less than in Blackwell

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Blackwell for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Blackwell	Cost per Blackwell Resident
Murder	$1.12 million	$184
Rape/Sexual Assault	$428,355	$70
Robbery	$117,598	$19
Assault	$595,030	$98
Kidnapping	$88,408	$15
Vehicle Theft	$106,691	$18
Burglary	$415,648	$68
Theft	$366,239	$60
Arson	$35,127	$6
Vandalism	$324,268	$53
Animal Cruelty	$7,867	$1
Drug Crimes	$256,341	$42
Identity Theft	$17,038	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$3,880,950	$638

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Blackwell, OK

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Blackwell totals $9,695,171 ($1,593 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,576,120 ($2,231 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Blackwell has 1, do the same, and of Blackwell's 6,086 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Blackwell Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Blackwell residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.404
Robbery	0.6143
Rape	1.161
Murder	0.0981
Total Violent Crime	5.278 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.62
Vehicle Theft	1.132
Burglary	7.530
Arson	0.2390
Total Property Crime	20.52 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2396
Drug Crimes	5.694
Vandalism	7.458
Identity Theft	0.3617
Animal Cruelty	0.1747
Total "Other" Rate	13.93 (D)

Individual Blackwell Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Nardin, OK	C-	D	C-
Tonkawa, OK	D	C	D
Peckham, OK	C+	D+	C
Kildare, OK	B+	C-	A+
Deer Creek, OK	D+	C	C
Ponca City, OK	D+	D+	D+
Newkirk, OK	F	D+	F
Lamont, OK	D	C-	C
White Eagle, OK	D+	C-	D+
Kaw City, OK	D+	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Blackwell is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Claxton, GA	C	C	C
Wartburg, TN	D-	D-	D-
Whitwell, TN	D+	D+	D+
Springfield, VT	C	C+	C+
Willcox, AZ	D+	D-	D-
Alma, GA	D+	D-	D-
Winthrop Harbor, IL	B+	B+	B+
Barrington, NH	A	A+	A+
White, GA	A	A-	A-
Woodstown, NJ	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Blackwell is as safe as the Oklahoma state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blackwell, OK average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Blackwell schools on SchoolGrade

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