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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$323,279

Cost of Crime™ for Payson, OK

In 2025, crime will cost $1,415 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Payson 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 Payson, OK Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Payson's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Payson sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Payson's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Payson is 57.15 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 55 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Payson, OK report the most crime, about 27 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Payson, OK

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Payson for 2025 is $323,279, about $555 per resident and $1,415 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.6%

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

Payson, OK:	$555
Anadarko, OK:	$1034
Verdigris, OK:	$306
Oklahoma:	$573
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Payson is $555 per year, which is $91 more than the national average and $18 less than Oklahoma's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Payson:

In Anadarko, OK, crime costs $1,034 per person, which is $479 more than in Payson.
In Verdigris, OK, crime costs $306 per person, which is $250 less than in Payson

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Payson	Cost per Payson Resident
Murder	$67,568	$116
Rape/Sexual Assault	$39,928	$69
Robbery	$7,119	$12
Assault	$12,076	$21
Kidnapping	$8,054	$14
Vehicle Theft	$5,510	$9
Burglary	$21,846	$38
Theft	$128,346	$221
Arson	$2,428	$4
Vandalism	$10,991	$19
Animal Cruelty	$489	$1
Drug Crimes	$15,427	$27
Identity Theft	$3,498	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$323,279	$555

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Payson, 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 Payson totals $645,598 ($1,109 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $968,878 ($1,665 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Payson's 582 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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Payson 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 Payson residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7225
Robbery	0.3889
Rape	1.131
Murder	0.0618
Total Violent Crime	2.305 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	42.58
Vehicle Theft	0.6114
Burglary	4.138
Arson	0.1728
Total Property Crime	47.50 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2282
Drug Crimes	3.583
Vandalism	2.643
Identity Theft	0.7766
Animal Cruelty	0.1135
Total "Other" Rate	7.345 (B-)

Individual Payson Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Meeker, OK	C-	C	D+
Sparks, OK	F	B	F
Bellemont, OK	F	C+	F
Johnson, OK	C	B	D+
Midlothian, OK	B+	B	B+
Prague, OK	D-	D+	D-
Rossville, OK	B+	B-	A-
Dale, OK	B-	C+	B-
Paden, OK	F	B+	F
Wellston, OK	C	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Payson 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
Webbs, KY	C	B-	B-
Gifford, AR	C	D+	D+
Glenview, KY	C+	A+	A+
Goetzville, MI	C+	C-	C-
Westphalia, KS	D+	C+	C+
Grover, SC	D	D-	D-
Halls Mill, TN	C+	C	C
West Rindge, NH	B+	A+	A+
West Mecca, OH	C-	F	F
West Galway, NY	B+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Payson 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 Payson, OK average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Payson schools on SchoolGrade

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