The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Custer County, OK
Custer County is home to 28,300 residents and includes Weatherford and Clinton · Updated November 2026
Is Custer County, OK safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Custer County: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 86% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Custer County run from A+ to B, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 951 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
86% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Custer County as a whole, and 14% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Custer County scores 951.
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 Custer County, OK at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Custer 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 Custer County
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Custer County, 62% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Custer County
Every part of Custer County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Custer County run from A+ to B; 66% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Custer 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 north side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Crime rates and types in Custer County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Custer County has about 40 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Custer County, about 40% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Custer County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Custer County, 2022 to 2024.
In Custer County, 72% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (72%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (54%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (62%)
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 Custer County compares with nearby counties
Custer County has the most crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Custer County
One thing sets Custer County apart: it has 13.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary and arson, yet burglary runs lower here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.13.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 95% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 93% 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. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 66% 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 Custer 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.76% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 65% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.10% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 64% 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 Custer County
Crime costs Custer County about $1,146 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $39 million a year, or $1,368 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.9 million
$102
Rape
$740,000
$26
Robbery
$180,000
$6
Assault
$4.0 million
$142
Burglary
$650,000
$23
Theft
$2.4 million
$83
Vehicle theft
$830,000
$29
Arson
$150,000
$5
Vandalism
$630,000
$22
Total
$12 million
$440
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 Custer 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. Custer County is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Custer County, OK average a SchoolGrade of A: 38% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Custer County on SchoolGrade
