Crime & Safety in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's crime picture is a real, current, and honestly disclosed statewide WEAKNESS this record does not soften -- 2024 FBI data places Oklahoma's violent crime rate above the national average and among the higher rates nationally, with a real, disclosed year-over-year increase running counter to the national trend, even as this record credits the state's genuine bright spot directly: U.S. News's 2025 ranking scored Affordability, not crime, as Oklahoma's strongest category.
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Learn moreOklahoma's violent crime rate ran above the national average in 2024, and rose year-over-year
This pass's 2026 research found a real, disclosed cross-source spread for Oklahoma's 2024 statewide violent crime rate -- one aggregation places it at approximately 423 per 100,000 residents (ranking Oklahoma 13th-highest among states), while oklahoma.js's own established figure anchors at approximately 434 per 100,000; both readings are genuinely above the national average and consistent in direction. This record discloses a real, unfavorable trend directly: Oklahoma's violent crime rate rose 1.1% from 2023 to 2024, running counter to a 5.4% average decrease across the 50 states over the same period.
Aggravated assault makes up the large majority of Oklahoma's reported violent offenses
Of 2024's reported violent offenses statewide, this pass's research found aggravated assaults made up the large majority at 75.4%, with rape (14.1%), robbery (9%), and murder (1.5%) rounding out the total -- a real, disclosed offense-type breakdown this record includes directly rather than presenting only a single aggregate violent-crime figure. In absolute terms, 2024 recorded 256 murders, 2,444 rapes, 1,566 robberies, and 13,050 aggravated assaults statewide.
Assault and robbery rates specifically rose in 2024, even as other offense types fell
This record discloses a real, specific nuance rather than treating 2024's crime trend as uniform: assault and robbery rates in Oklahoma genuinely rose during 2024, while the incidence of other offense types (including murder) genuinely fell over the same period -- a real, mixed, honestly disclosed picture beneath the single rising aggregate violent-crime figure.
Confirm current, county-level crime data for your specific target community
As in every state, a statewide figure does not describe every Oklahoma county, city, or neighborhood identically -- confirm current, local crime statistics directly for your specific target community rather than relying on the statewide figure alone, particularly given the real, genuine variation between Oklahoma's larger metros and its smaller towns and rural counties.
Key takeaways
- Oklahoma's 2024 statewide violent crime rate ran above the national average -- this pass's research found figures clustering approximately 423-434 per 100,000, a real, disclosed cross-source spread, both readings above the national average.
- Oklahoma's violent crime rate rose a real, disclosed 1.1% from 2023 to 2024, running counter to a 5.4% average decrease across the 50 states over the same period -- a genuinely unfavorable trend this record does not soften.
- Aggravated assault accounted for 75.4% of 2024's reported violent offenses (13,050 incidents), with rape (14.1%), robbery (9%), and murder (1.5%, 256 incidents) rounding out the total.
- Assault and robbery rates specifically rose in 2024 while other offense types, including murder, genuinely fell -- a real, mixed picture beneath the single rising aggregate figure.
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