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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$4.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for Checotah, OK

In 2025, crime will cost $1,936 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Checotah 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 Checotah, 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 Checotah's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Checotah sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Checotah's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Checotah is 46.44 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 12 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 33 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Checotah, OK report the most crime, about 66 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Checotah, OK

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Checotah for 2025 is $4,036,008, about $765 per resident and $1,936 per household. That equals 3.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Checotah, OK:	$765
Anadarko, OK:	$1034
Verdigris, OK:	$306
Oklahoma:	$573
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Checotah is $765 per year, which is $301 more than the national average and $192 more than Oklahoma's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Checotah:

In Anadarko, OK, crime costs $1,034 per person, which is $269 more than in Checotah.
In Verdigris, OK, crime costs $306 per person, which is $459 less than in Checotah

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Checotah	Cost per Checotah Resident
Murder	$1.06 million	$201
Rape/Sexual Assault	$378,501	$72
Robbery	$101,836	$19
Assault	$1.02 million	$193
Kidnapping	$49,383	$9
Vehicle Theft	$143,349	$27
Burglary	$327,882	$62
Theft	$454,198	$86
Arson	$32,487	$6
Vandalism	$235,410	$45
Animal Cruelty	$8,520	$2
Drug Crimes	$199,319	$38
Identity Theft	$25,633	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$4,036,008	$765

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Checotah, 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 Checotah totals $9,159,183 ($1,736 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,195,190 ($2,501 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 northeast 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 Checotah has 2, do the same, and of Checotah's 5,277 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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Checotah 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 Checotah residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.709
Robbery	0.6135
Rape	1.183
Murder	0.1072
Total Violent Crime	8.613 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.62
Vehicle Theft	1.754
Burglary	6.851
Arson	0.2549
Total Property Crime	25.48 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1543
Drug Crimes	5.106
Vandalism	6.244
Identity Theft	0.6276
Animal Cruelty	0.2183
Total "Other" Rate	12.35 (D)

Individual Checotah Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rentiesville, OK	C-	C	D+
Fame, OK	C+	C-	B-
Council Hill, OK	F	C+	F
Pierce, OK	B+	A-	B+
Texanna, OK	D+	D	D+
Stidham, OK	D+	D-	C-
Oktaha, OK	D+	D-	D
Hitchita, OK	F	B-	F
Lenna, OK	B	B-	B
Warner, OK	D+	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Checotah 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
Edgartown, MA	B-	D+	D+
East Freetown, MA	A+	B	B
Rowley, MA	A	A	A
Rougemont, NC	C-	C-	C-
East Sandwich, MA	A+	A+	A+
East Walpole, MA	A-	B+	B+
Rochester, IL	A+	A	A
Eastaboga, AL	B	B-	B-
Eclectic, AL	B+	B-	B-
Eddyville, KY	C+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Checotah is less safe than 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 Checotah, OK average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Checotah schools on SchoolGrade

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