CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Oklahoma City Police Department

Crime in Oklahoma City, OK

The violent crime rate in Oklahoma City is 672 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 54% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −1% compared with the previous 12 months.

Oklahoma City skyline from drone.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

672 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,842 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−1% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,598 per 100,000 residents, per year

18,721 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,270 per 100,000 residents, per year

23,563 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 720,580, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Oklahoma City sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

672

Oklahoma City has the 59th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 243 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Oklahoma City; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Greensboro, NC70254
Columbia, SC69955
Seattle, WA69056
Portland, OR68857
Phoenix, AZ67858
Oklahoma City, OK67259
Sacramento, CA66860
Des Moines, IA66161
Colorado Springs, CO65762
Billings, MT65363
Fresno, CA65264

The places closest to Oklahoma City in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Oklahoma City crime map

official map linked
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Oklahoma City Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Oklahoma City and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

For where incidents happened, Oklahoma City Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents on LexisNexis Community Crime Map; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Oklahoma City, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Norman, OK, 18 miles away.

Oklahoma City and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Oklahoma City, OK672
Norman, OK23918 mi
Tulsa, OK841101 mi
Wichita, KS1,117154 mi
Denton, TX197157 mi
McKinney, TX102164 mi
Frisco, TX102165 mi
Plano, TX143173 mi
Fort Smith, AR851177 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 612 reported85−4% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 72 reported10.0+11% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 8,914 reported1,237−1% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 3,989 reported554−6% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 3,702 reported514−6% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 1,987 reported276−17% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent61285—−4%
HomicideViolent7210.0—+11%
TheftProperty8,9141,237—−1%
Theft from vehiclesProperty3,989554—−6%
BurglaryProperty3,702514—−6%
Vehicle theftProperty1,987276—−17%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Oklahoma City Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (63rd highest rate of 155), robbery (52nd highest rate of 152) and burglary (14th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −1%

0200400600AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul430427
Violent crimes per month in Oklahoma City, OK, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025401Aug 2024436
Sep 2025391Sep 2024468
Oct 2025448Oct 2024424
Nov 2025424Nov 2024346
Dec 2025395Dec 2024374
Jan 2026346Jan 2025297
Feb 2026337Feb 2025311
Mar 2026391Mar 2025437
Apr 2026465Apr 2025442
May 2026439May 2025478
Jun 2026375Jun 2025456
Jul 2026430Jul 2025427

Homicides +11%

051015AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul35
Homicides per month in Oklahoma City, OK, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20259Aug 20248
Sep 20255Sep 20244
Oct 20253Oct 20247
Nov 20258Nov 20244
Dec 20258Dec 20245
Jan 20268Jan 20251
Feb 20265Feb 202510
Mar 20265Mar 20255
Apr 20265Apr 20254
May 20268May 20257
Jun 20265Jun 20255
Jul 20263Jul 20255

39 in 2026 through July, 37 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Oklahoma City, OK
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 20264301,6453
Jun 20263751,6365
May 20264391,6668
Apr 20264651,5165
Mar 20263911,5465
Feb 20263371,3755
Jan 20263461,3048
Dec 20253951,6678
Nov 20254241,4378
Oct 20254481,6543
Sep 20253911,5715
Aug 20254011,7049
Jul 20254271,6685
Jun 20254561,7285
May 20254781,7757
Apr 20254421,5104
Mar 20254371,6625
Feb 20253111,35210
Jan 20252971,4241
Dec 20243741,6085
Nov 20243461,7224
Oct 20244241,8277
Sep 20244681,6724
Aug 20244361,7028
Jul 20243821,79614
Jun 20244641,7985
May 20244971,9156
Apr 20243851,7748
Mar 20243991,8015
Feb 20243651,5465
Jan 20243271,6235
Dec 20233491,9385
Nov 20233731,6432
Oct 20233761,7563
Sep 20233901,5783
Aug 20234501,6388

How Oklahoma City compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
42Washington, DC7772,656693,645Sep 2026
56Seattle, WA6904,368791,503Jul 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
73Louisville, KY6123,250691,630Jul 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
225Prince George's County, MD (County Police)2201,741741,477Jun 2026

The 10 places closest to Oklahoma City in population, Oklahoma City included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026

All 3 places in Oklahoma on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
29Fort Smith, AR8513,16690,848Jul 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026
255Plano, TX1431,080295,030Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Oklahoma City by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Oklahoma City side by side with Tulsa, Nashville or Denver, or with any other place.

Other cities in Oklahoma

2 city pages, closest first

Oklahoma as a whole has 384 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Oklahoma City’s rate is 75% above the state’s.

NormanTulsa

All 3 cities in Oklahoma

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Oklahoma City safe?

By reported violent crime, Oklahoma City is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 672 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −1% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Oklahoma City?

Yes, from the police itself: Oklahoma City Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents on LexisNexis Community Crime Map (https://communitycrimemap.com/). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Oklahoma City compares with nearby places such as Norman, OK instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Oklahoma City?

672 violent and 2,598 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 23,563 incidents reported to Oklahoma City Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 612 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 3,702 burglaries, 3,989 thefts from vehicles and 8,914 other thefts.

Is crime in Oklahoma City going up or down?

It is roughly flat: violent crime −1% and property crime −5% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Oklahoma City had in 2026?

Oklahoma City Police Department reported 39 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 37 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 72, or 10 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Oklahoma City Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OK0550600). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Oklahoma City

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat61285−4%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal3,702514−6%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included3,989554−6%
Vehicle theft1,987276−17%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

OK0550600
Source
Oklahoma City Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OK0550600)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Oklahoma City Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)