The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in McCurtain County, OK
McCurtain County is home to 30,900 residents and includes Idabel and Broken Bow · Updated November 2026
Is McCurtain County, OK safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and McCurtain County has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 83% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within McCurtain County run from A+ to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 943 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
83% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than McCurtain County as a whole, and 17% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. McCurtain County scores 943.
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 McCurtain County, OK at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County
Burglary at more than double the US rate. McCurtain County has 6.0 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In McCurtain County, 60% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in McCurtain County
Most of McCurtain County grades well: 94% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across McCurtain County run from A+ to C-; 67% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 94%C 6%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in McCurtain 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 northeast side has the least crime and the Idabel area the most.
Crime rates and types in McCurtain County
CrimeGrade™ estimates McCurtain County has about 49 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 32% more than the US as a whole and 15% 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.
The largest share of crime reported in McCurtain County is assault, about 40% 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 McCurtain County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across McCurtain County, 2022 to 2024.
In McCurtain County, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 59% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (68%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (60%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (59%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (52%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, theft from cars, vandalism.
How McCurtain County compares with nearby counties
McCurtain County has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest counties. Pushmataha County and Howard County, AR have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from McCurtain 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, McCurtain County has more crime than 56% of them.
Shops, empty homes and walkability in McCurtain County
Two things set McCurtain County apart: it has 16.8 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 15.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.16.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 98% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.15.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 97% 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. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 82% of Americans
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 95% 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.36% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 91% of Americans
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 McCurtain County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% 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 McCurtain County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs McCurtain County about $1,627 a year per household, 35% more than 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 $69 million a year, or $2,230 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$5.3 million
$172
Rape
$680,000
$22
Robbery
$210,000
$7
Assault
$6.7 million
$218
Burglary
$1.7 million
$54
Theft
$2.2 million
$71
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$34
Arson
$400,000
$13
Vandalism
$1.3 million
$42
Total
$20 million
$633
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 McCurtain 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. McCurtain 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 McCurtain County, OK average a SchoolGrade of C: 25% of students test proficient, against 21% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in McCurtain County on SchoolGrade
