Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Tulsa, OK Crime Grade
How Tulsa 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Oklahoma
10/10
vs. Oklahoma cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Tulsa, OK was 817.8 per 100,000 residents (3,398 incidents over a population of 415,528). That puts Tulsa Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 101% above the Oklahoma statewide rate of 405.9.
That ranks Tulsa #3,607 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 4% of them, and #40 of 43 in Oklahoma. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and down 27% over the last five years.
Tulsa, OK crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Oklahoma Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 817.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,607 of 3,771
- OK rank
- #40 of 43
- Safer than
- 4% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- down 27%
- Population
- 415,528
- Reporting agency
- Tulsa Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tulsa Police Department (FBI ORI OK0720500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tulsa (red), Oklahoma (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tulsa 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 | 1117.6(4,518) | 944.8(3,875) | 923.6(3,796) | 948.4(3,901) | 817.8(3,398) |
| Murder | 14.8(60) | 14.4(59) | 8.5(35) | 9.2(38) | 6.3(26) |
| Rape | 98.7(399) | 98.5(404) | 107.8(443) | 110.1(453) | 113.3(471) |
| Robbery | 147.2(595) | 116.3(477) | 100.2(412) | 98.7(406) | 86.4(359) |
| Aggravated assault | 856.9(3,464) | 715.6(2,935) | 707.1(2,906) | 730.3(3,004) | 611.8(2,542) |
| Property crime | 5027.5(20,324) | 4332.0(17,767) | 3973.5(16,331) | 3662.9(15,066) | 3404.3(14,146) |
| Burglary | 1011.2(4,088) | 885.6(3,632) | 883.0(3,629) | 751.3(3,090) | 623.3(2,590) |
| Larceny | 2933.0(11,857) | 2657.2(10,898) | 2503.9(10,291) | 2414.2(9,930) | 2382.3(9,899) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1057.7(4,276) | 775.4(3,180) | 575.9(2,367) | 484.3(1,992) | 396.8(1,649) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tulsa, 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 Tulsa 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 Tulsa calculated?
- Tulsa'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 Tulsa 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.
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