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Poteau Crime Rate Report (Oklahoma)

Poteau crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Poteau for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Poteau in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 82.77% and the city property crime rate in Poteau was higher than the national property crime rate average by 31.94%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Poteau was higher than the violent crime rate in Oklahoma by 46.88% and the city property crime rate in Poteau was higher than the property crime rate in Oklahoma by 11.66%.

Property and Violent Crime
Poteau Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Poteau Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Poteau Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault47
Arson7
Burglary37
Larceny and Theft141
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape7
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)285
Property Crime186
Violent Crime55
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault34
Arson4
Burglary27
Larceny and Theft129
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)274
Property Crime175
Violent Crime40

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Poteau Property Crime

Poteau Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Poteau Crime 2025

Poteau Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Poteau Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Poteau Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Poteau, Oklahoma crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Poteau crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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