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Mead, OK crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Mead is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 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 Mead is 1 in 78. Based on FBI crime data, Mead is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Oklahoma, Mead has a crime rate that is higher than 63% 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 235, Mead has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Mead 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 Mead.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Mead 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 Mead.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Mead has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Mead's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Mead's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Mead a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Mead is one in 78.

Importantly, we found that Mead 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 Mead is one in 235.

Mead Crime Data

total Crime Index

26

(100 is safest)


Safer than 26% of U.S. cities.

Mead Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

3

3

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

12.77

12.77

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.2
National Median: 4
    Mead
    Oklahoma

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Mead

1 in 238

in Oklahoma

Mead Violent Crimes

Population: 235
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.77
23.32
National Median: 20
    Mead
    Oklahoma

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 78

in Mead

1 in 43

in Oklahoma

Property Crimes

Population: 235
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Mead Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
26
16
National Median: 27.0
    Mead
    Oklahoma