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Crime rate in Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Tulsa by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Murders (per 100,000)	33 (8.4)	34 (8.6)	26 (6.5)	61 (15.5)	48 (12.3)	58 (15.0)	53 (13.7)	55 (14.4)	50 (13.1)	68 (17.7)	54 (13.7)	49 (12.4)	42 (10.5)
Rapes (per 100,000)	242 (61.7)	256 (65.0)	243 (61.1)	272 (69.1)	299 (76.8)	303 (78.4)	289 (74.9)	299 (78.4)	252 (65.8)	254 (66.0)	252 (64.1)	266 (67.2)	316 (79.2)
Robberies (per 100,000)	737 (188.0)	776 (196.9)	901 (226.4)	891 (226.2)	1,035 (266.0)	1,096 (283.6)	997 (258.4)	1,023 (268.2)	1,096 (286.2)	1,117 (290.2)	1,381 (351.0)	1,090 (275.2)	1,062 (266.2)
Assaults (per 100,000)	3,399 (866.9)	3,481 (883.2)	3,153 (792.3)	3,080 (781.9)	3,306 (849.6)	3,538 (915.6)	3,477 (901.2)	3,175 (832.3)	3,524 (920.2)	2,856 (742.1)	2,617 (665.2)	2,555 (645.0)	2,529 (634.0)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	5,383 (1,372.9)	5,863 (1,487.6)	6,313 (1,586.4)	6,403 (1,625.5)	6,648 (1,708.4)	6,592 (1,705.9)	6,315 (1,636.7)	6,843 (1,793.9)	6,725 (1,756.1)	6,626 (1,721.7)	7,146 (1,816.4)	7,353 (1,856.3)	6,235 (1,563.0)
Thefts (per 100,000)	13,677 (3,488.1)	15,308 (3,884.0)	15,918 (4,000.0)	17,343 (4,402.8)	16,590 (4,263.3)	14,847 (3,842.3)	14,523 (3,764.1)	13,522 (3,544.7)	13,746 (3,589.5)	14,521 (3,773.1)	11,857 (3,013.9)	12,136 (3,063.9)	12,162 (3,048.9)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	3,382 (862.5)	3,636 (922.5)	3,565 (895.8)	3,507 (890.3)	3,723 (956.7)	3,730 (965.3)	3,173 (822.4)	3,679 (964.4)	2,298 (600.1)	2,073 (538.7)	2,352 (597.8)	2,434 (614.5)	2,410 (604.2)
Arson (per 100,000)	257 (65.5)	250 (63.4)	246 (61.8)	281 (71.3)	247 (63.5)	308 (79.7)	271 (70.2)	255 (66.8)	250 (65.3)	202 (52.5)	203 (51.6)	259 (65.4)	238 (59.7)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)	594.1	631.3	624.2	664.3	694.9	703.6	668.8	675.6	656.0	631.3	606.0	585.3	564.6

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Oklahoma and other state lists there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Tulsa, Oklahoma as of February 27, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Tulsa to the number of sex offenders is 56,284 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

See how dangerous Tulsa, OK is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)

Tulsa:	564.6
Jenks:	126.1
Bixby:	142.5
Glenpool:	367.1
Owasso:	230.9
Sapulpa:	208.0
Broken Arrow:	168.9
Catoosa:	275.9
Verdigris:	72.0

Violent crime rate in 2012

Tulsa:	544.4
U.S. Average:	214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011

Tulsa:	546.0
U.S. Average:	214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010

Tulsa:	593.2
U.S. Average:	223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009

Tulsa:	610.8
U.S. Average:	238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008

Tulsa:	687.6
U.S. Average:	252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007

Tulsa:	650.4
U.S. Average:	259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006

Tulsa:	674.8
U.S. Average:	264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005

Tulsa:	700.4
U.S. Average:	258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004

Tulsa:	652.2
U.S. Average:	256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003

Tulsa:	597.6
U.S. Average:	262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002

Tulsa:	577.2
U.S. Average:	272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001

Tulsa:	615.5
U.S. Average:	276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000

Tulsa:	599.4
U.S. Average:	277.6

Property crime rate in 2012

Tulsa:	549.7
U.S. Average:	266.5

Property crime rate in 2011

Tulsa:	610.0
U.S. Average:	273.5

Property crime rate in 2010

Tulsa:	597.1
U.S. Average:	276.4

Property crime rate in 2009

Tulsa:	607.2
U.S. Average:	285.6

Property crime rate in 2008

Tulsa:	614.0
U.S. Average:	302.2

Property crime rate in 2007

Tulsa:	673.3
U.S. Average:	309.2

Property crime rate in 2006

Tulsa:	632.0
U.S. Average:	317.3

Property crime rate in 2005

Tulsa:	670.8
U.S. Average:	322.3

Property crime rate in 2004

Tulsa:	690.8
U.S. Average:	327.4

Property crime rate in 2003

Tulsa:	671.5
U.S. Average:	334.1

Property crime rate in 2002

Tulsa:	644.6
U.S. Average:	336.9

Property crime rate in 2001

Tulsa:	623.3
U.S. Average:	337.2

Property crime rate in 2000

Tulsa:	572.1
U.S. Average:	331.5

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Latest news about crime in Tulsa, OK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 881 (783 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.96
Oklahoma average:	2.08

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 836 (745 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.88
Oklahoma average:	2.04

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 822 (736 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.87
Oklahoma average:	2.04

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 911 (812 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.11
Oklahoma average:	2.16

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 931 (823 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.15
Oklahoma average:	2.11

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 944 (836 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.19
Oklahoma average:	2.01

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 952 (816 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.14
Oklahoma average:	1.97

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 926 (803 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.11
Oklahoma average:	1.97

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 923 (774 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.02
Oklahoma average:	1.99

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 904 (764 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.97
Oklahoma average:	2.01

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Zip codes: 74103, 74104, 74105, 74106, 74110, 74112, 74114, 74115, 74119, 74120, 74128, 74129, 74130, 74135, 74136, 74145.

Crime rate in Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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