The crime rate in Adair is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 24 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Adair is 1 in 41. Based on FBI crime data, Adair is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Oklahoma, Adair has a crime rate that is higher than 85% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a town's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 743, Adair has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Adair does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Adair.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Adair does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Adair.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Adair's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Adair is one in 743.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Adair is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Adair, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 44, which is a rate of 23 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Adair has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Adair is one in 372.