Tulsa, OK Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tulsa, OK Summary

Crime in Tulsa research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Tulsa over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Tulsa:

  • There were 18,794 total crimes committed in Tulsa in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,569.3 total crimes per 100K people in Tulsa.
  • The overall crime rate in Tulsa is 115.61% above the national average.
  • Tulsa ranks #304 safest out of 313 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Tulsa ranks #9,477 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Oklahoma

Tulsa Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tulsa is 4,569.3 per 100,000 people. That's 115.61% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 90.34% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 2,400.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tulsa
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 18,794 4,569.3 2,400.6 2,119.2
Murder 39 9.5 6.3 5.0
Robbery 406 98.7 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2,994 727.9 318.7 256.0
Violent Crime 3,874 941.9 422.8 359.0
Burglary 3,073 747.1 411.4 229.0
Larceny 9,862 2,397.7 1,343.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,985 482.6 222.6 259.0
Property Crime 14,920 3,627.4 1,977.7 1,760.0

Tulsa Crime Compared To Oklahoma Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oklahoma.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Tulsa

3,874
Violent Crimes
941.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
162.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,874 violent crimes in Tulsa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tulsa is 941.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tulsa each year. That compares to a 1 in 236.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 162.36% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.76% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 422.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tulsa

14,920
Property Crimes
3,627.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
106.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14,920 property crimes in Tulsa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tulsa is 3,627.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tulsa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 106.10% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.41% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 1,977.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tulsa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Broken Arrow, OK 121,004 1,723 1,423.9 1,200.8 223.1
Owasso, OK 42,134 646 1,533.2 1,409.8 123.4
Bixby, OK 31,380 269 857.2 697.9 159.3
Jenks, OK 28,063 366 1,304.2 1,154.5 149.7
Sapulpa, OK 23,322 368 1,577.9 1,393.5 184.4
Sand Springs, OK 20,133 605 3,005.0 2,761.6 243.4
Glenpool, OK 14,568 233 1,599.4 1,489.6 109.8
Coweta, OK 11,170 81 725.2 573.0 152.2
Collinsville, OK 9,763 82 839.9 747.7 92.2
Catoosa, OK 7,544 132 1,749.7 1,537.6 212.1

Tulsa SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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