Crime in Foss, OK

Foss is a town of 409 in Washita County · Updated November 2026

Is Foss, OK safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Foss has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 95% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 975 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

95% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Foss as a whole, and 5% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Foss scores 975.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 971 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 979 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Foss

Map of Foss shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Foss, OK at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Foss, 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


Crime rates and types in Foss

CrimeGrade™ estimates Foss has about 63 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 68% more than the US as a whole and 47% more than 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.

Assault is the most common crime in Foss, about 40% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.270.05
RapeA+under 11.20.38
RobberyA+under 10.220.62
AssaultA+1025.112.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+36.32.4
TheftA+717.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.32.7
ArsonA+under 10.890.12
VandalismA+38.55.5

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.


How Foss compares with nearby cities

Foss has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
FossA+975A+A+409
Stafford 6 milesA+990A+A+395
Canute 7 milesA+965A+A+1,170
Burns Flat 9 milesA+953A+A+2,200
Butler 11 milesA+988A+A+426
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Clinton 12 milesA880AA8,990
Bessie 13 milesA+974A+A+582
Elk City 14 milesA+940A+A+14,000
Arapaho 14 milesA+978A+A+1,220
Hammon 14 milesA+986A+A+554
Dill City 14 milesA+967A+A+516

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Foss. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Foss has more crime than 54% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
FossA+975A+A+409
Scotch Grove, IAA+996A+A+409
Bridgewater, IAA+995A+A+410
Nelson, NYA+988A+A+410
Clare, IAA+987A+A+409
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Frankfort, TNA+978A+A+410
Elva, ILA+974A+A+409
Woodruff, MOA+969A+A+410
Sasakwa, OKA+962A+A+409
Eastlake, MIA+934AA+409
Wallace, LAB+752BA409

What crime costs Foss

Crime costs Foss about $2,876 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than double 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 $2.1 million a year, or $5,085 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$200,000$496
Rape$29,000$70
Robbery$2,800$7
Assault$120,000$285
Burglary$23,000$57
Theft$38,000$92
Vehicle theft$14,000$35
Arson$8,700$21
Vandalism$25,000$60
Total$460,000$1,123

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 Foss 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. Foss 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Foss

Schools in Foss, OK average a SchoolGrade of B: 30% of students test proficient, against 25% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Foss on SchoolGrade