Tulsa, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Tulsa:

  • There were 21,332 total crimes committed in Tulsa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,201.2 total crimes per 100K people in Tulsa.
  • The overall crime rate in Tulsa is 123.79% above the national average.
  • Tulsa ranks #312 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Tulsa ranks #9,452 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 5,201.2 per 100,000 people. That's 123.79% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.38% higher than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tulsa
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21,332 5,201.2 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 57 13.9 7.4 6.3
Robbery 470 114.6 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,914 710.5 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 3,810 929.0 458.6 369.8
Burglary 3,590 875.3 613.3 269.8
Larceny 10,793 2,631.6 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3,139 765.4 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 17,522 4,272.3 2,705.6 1,954.4

Tulsa Crime Compared To Oklahoma Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oklahoma.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Tulsa

3,810
Violent Crimes
929.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
151.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,810 violent crimes in Tulsa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tulsa is 929.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tulsa each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 151.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 102.57% higher than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tulsa

17,522
Property Crimes
4,272.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
118.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 17,522 property crimes in Tulsa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tulsa is 4,272.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.4 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 118.60% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.90% higher than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 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 118,683 2,095 1,765.2 1,609.3 155.9
Owasso, OK 38,998 672 1,723.2 1,577.0 146.2
Bixby, OK 29,690 358 1,205.8 1,101.4 104.4
Jenks, OK 27,208 338 1,242.3 1,113.6 128.6
Sapulpa, OK 22,447 421 1,875.5 1,630.5 245.0
Sand Springs, OK 20,006 827 4,133.8 3,938.8 194.9
Glenpool, OK 13,983 381 2,724.7 2,460.1 264.6
Coweta, OK 10,623 127 1,195.5 1,026.1 169.4
Collinsville, OK 8,740 90 1,029.7 903.9 125.9
Catoosa, OK 7,402 242 3,269.4 2,702.0 567.4

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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