Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Tahlequah, OK Crime Grade
How Tahlequah grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Oklahoma — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oklahoma
1/10
vs. Oklahoma cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Tahlequah, OK was 45.6 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 17,540). That puts Tahlequah 86% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 89% below the Oklahoma statewide rate of 405.9.
That ranks Tahlequah #440 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 88% of them, and #3 of 43 in Oklahoma. Violent crime is down 75% year over year and down 78% over the last five years.
Tahlequah, OK crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Oklahoma Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 45.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #440 of 3,771
- OK rank
- #3 of 43
- Safer than
- 88% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 75%
- 5-year change
- down 78%
- Population
- 17,540
- Reporting agency
- Tahlequah Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tahlequah Police Department (FBI ORI OK0110100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tahlequah (red), Oklahoma (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tahlequah vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 204.4(35) | 155.2(26) | 93.4(16) | 182.0(31) | 45.6(8) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 5.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 11.7(2) | 17.1(3) |
| Robbery | 17.5(3) | 11.9(2) | 17.5(3) | 5.9(1) | 5.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 181.0(31) | 143.2(24) | 75.9(13) | 164.3(28) | 22.8(4) |
| Property crime | 1144.5(196) | 1468.0(246) | 852.3(146) | 2295.0(391) | 1767.4(310) |
| Burglary | 157.7(27) | 131.3(22) | 52.5(9) | 93.9(16) | 74.1(13) |
| Larceny | 899.2(154) | 1295.0(217) | 788.0(135) | 2136.5(364) | 1636.3(287) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 87.6(15) | 35.8(6) | 5.8(1) | 64.6(11) | 57.0(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tahlequah, OK Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Tahlequah Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Tahlequah calculated?
- Tahlequah's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Oklahoma state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Oklahoma cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Tahlequah Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
Nearby cities in Oklahoma
Comparable Oklahoma cities by population.
Compare Tahlequah to other places
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.