Crime

Poor pay, broken homes, and violent crime don't inspire hope for the Sooner State.

Take a moment and search "Is Lawton" on Google to see what it suggests or offers. I can tell you at least for me it wasn't very good. Most of what Google listed below the search bar as popular and recent were about safety and crime.

Earlier this morning the news broke that vandals had destroyed one of the playgrounds at Elmer Thomas Park in Lawton. It was the playground located next to Miracle League Field near the old National Guard Armory.

This real Oklahoma campsite and the gruesome murders that took place there helped inspire the 'Friday The 13th' movie franchise. However, unlike Jason Voorhees, this killer was very real and preyed upon innocent children.

The Lawton Police Department needs your help in locating a man, not a Smurf, who used a stolen credit card to purchase over $10,000 of merchandise in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Common sense would say we need to do or change something. After all "Common sense gun control" keeps being mentioned over and over. So by all means let's apply some common sense and logic to the problem.

The Lawton Police Department (LPD) is asking for your help in identifying a suspect who stole a handgun from a local pawn shop. If you know who this person is and can assist LPD with any details you're encouraged to make contact.

You may want to familiarize yourself with Oklahoma's top 10 most ridiculous and crazy laws that are still on the books. These out-of-date and utterly ridiculous laws are still enforceable in some places around the Sooner State and ignorance of the law is no excuse!

These 10 Oklahoma towns and cities have been ranked and named the safest places in the Sooner State for 2022. If you're looking for someplace to move, retire or visit and are worried about crime, these are the safest places. They have some of the lowest crime rates in the state, some have the lowest in the Nation!

This Oklahoma town was just named the safest city in the entire Sooner State for 2022. If you're looking for a place to live, or maybe visit you'd be hard-pressed to find a better place than this.

Statistics don't lie, but they do sway.

This unusual forest in S.W. Oklahoma is one of the most haunted and terrifying places in the Sooner State. The creepy tales of this place are legendary and the stories just keep getting scarier and scarier. BEWARE, hike the trails of this frightening forest at your own risk!