The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Comanche County, OK
Comanche County is home to 121,800 residents and includes Lawton and Elgin · Updated November 2026
Is Comanche County, OK safe?
Yes, crime in Comanche County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Comanche County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 40% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Comanche County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 780 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Comanche County as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Comanche County scores 780.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Comanche County, OK at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Comanche County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Comanche County
Burglaries run high for an A-graded county. Comanche County has 7.3 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4.
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Comanche County runs 26% above the US rate, but car thefts run 32% below it: 1.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Reported rapes and arsons both run high. In Comanche County, each runs at about triple the US rate: 1.2 reported rapes and 0.39 arsons a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.38 and 0.12 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Comanche County
In Comanche County, 66% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 16% in areas graded C and 18% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Comanche County run from A+ to F; 36% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
66%16%18%
A or B 66%C 16%D or F 18%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Comanche County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Elgin and Fletcher areas have the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Comanche County?
Reported crime in Comanche County has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 13% and property crime down 24%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 7.4 to 6.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 28 to 21 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Comanche CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Comanche County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Comanche County
Violent, US
Property, Comanche County
Property, US
2016
-9%
+4%
+20%
+15%
2017
-6%
+4%
+19%
+12%
2018
-2%
+0%
+12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-16%
+4%
-30%
-8%
2021
-23%
+6%
-38%
-10%
2022
-9%
+5%
-28%
-6%
2023
-16%
+2%
-26%
-7%
2024
-14%
-4%
-24%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Comanche County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Comanche County has about 47 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 26% more than the US as a whole and close to Oklahoma.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Comanche County is assault, about 42% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Comanche County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Comanche County, 2022 to 2024.
In Comanche County, 70% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 60% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (70%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (56%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (60%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (58%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (38%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (68%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Comanche County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Comanche County, 9 have less crime. Clay County, TX and Cotton County have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Comanche County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Comanche County has more crime than 83% of them.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Comanche County
Two things set Comanche County apart: it has 13.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 30 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.13.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 95% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.30 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 87% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 87% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Comanche County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.78% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 63% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 60% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Comanche County
Crime costs Comanche County about $1,834 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 52% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $82 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $310 million a year, or $2,543 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$18 million
$147
Rape
$8.6 million
$71
Robbery
$2.1 million
$17
Assault
$30 million
$246
Burglary
$8.0 million
$66
Theft
$7.5 million
$61
Vehicle theft
$3.4 million
$28
Arson
$1.1 million
$9
Vandalism
$3.4 million
$28
Total
$82 million
$673
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Comanche County means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Comanche County, OK average a SchoolGrade of C: 24% of students test proficient, against 25% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Comanche County on SchoolGrade
