Most Dangerous Cities in Oklahoma 2025

According to NIBRS, Violent crime in the United States is most likely to be committed in urban areas, Violent crime field is made up of rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and murder. There are Oklahoma cities with violent crime rates that exceed the national average, To determine the most dangerous cities in Oklahoma in 2025, we have reviewed the number of violent crimes reported in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 per 1,000 residents, with data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Oklahoma City being most populous city in Oklahoma registered 10,790 number of Violent cases, other high crime rate cities include Pauls Valley, Anadarko, Ponca City, Muskogee, Sallisaw, Tulsa, Tecumseh, Bethany and Wagoner.

Rank	Cities	Population	Violent Crimes	Violent Crimes	Violent Crimes	Change	Crime Rate
		2021	2019	2020	2021	2020 - 2021	per 1000 persons
1	Pauls Valley	6,101	30	180	242	62	39.67
2	Anadarko	6,444	48	275	242	-33	37.55
3	Ponca City	23,307	152	-	830	-	35.61
4	Muskogee	36,598	389	1,351	1,179	-172	32.21
5	Sallisaw	8,405	27	189	237	48	28.20
6	Tulsa	404,255	3,964	-	11,394	-	28.19
7	Tecumseh	6,656	27	190	183	-7	27.49
8	Bethany	19,209	73	-	520	-	27.07
9	Wagoner	9,479	14	138	249	111	26.27
10	Claremore	18,961	23	-	489	-	25.79
11	Poteau	8,942	37	205	222	17	24.83
12	Hugo	5,047	24	98	123	25	24.37
13	Duncan	22,145	37	444	538	94	24.29
14	Guthrie	11,968	22	216	275	59	22.98
15	Purcell	6,409	20	154	132	-22	20.60
16	Miami	12,885	70	179	259	80	20.10
17	Noble	7,329	17	126	144	18	19.65
18	Enid	49,545	204	-	972	-	19.62
19	Cushing	7,558	10	138	146	8	19.32
20	Ardmore	24,795	205	-	469	-	18.92
21	Bartlesville	36,688	111	-	689	-	18.78
22	Clinton	8,943	46	167	167	0	18.67
23	Coweta	10,297	23	192	185	-7	17.97
24	Skiatook	8,189	12	98	142	44	17.34
25	Lawton	92,711	854	-	1,580	-	17.04
26	Seminole	6,993	22	85	118	33	16.87
27	Woodward	11,871	31	239	200	-39	16.85
28	Shawnee	31,724	156	-	519	-	16.36
29	Del City	21,665	188	-	351	-	16.20
30	Oklahoma City	670,872	-	10,580	10,790	210	16.08
31	Grove	7,242	17	118	113	-5	15.60
32	Stillwater	50,786	160	593	780	187	15.36
33	Vinita	5,264	11	64	78	14	14.82
34	Collinsville	7,765	11	102	115	13	14.81
35	Ada	17,280	71	-	255	-	14.76
36	Altus	18,007	42	233	255	22	14.16
37	Norman	127,304	335	1,509	1,779	270	13.97
38	Harrah	6,805	5	97	94	-3	13.81
39	Catoosa	6,876	38	-	94	-	13.67
40	Okmulgee	11,531	72	241	154	-87	13.36
41	McAlester	17,729	-	241	231	-10	13.03
42	Holdenville	5,394	20	72	70	-2	12.98
43	El Reno	21,018	42	206	260	54	12.37
44	Sapulpa	21,535	58	-	266	-	12.35
45	Elk City	11,326	13	118	134	16	11.83
46	Guymon	10,960	36	112	122	10	11.13
47	Choctaw	12,938	14	120	143	23	11.05
48	Blackwell	6,474	13	63	71	8	10.97
49	Lone Grove	5,225	0	44	57	13	10.91
50	Yukon	29,467	45	274	308	34	10.45
51	Tuttle	7,796	-	73	78	5	10.01
52	Sand Springs	20,139	22	-	199	-	9.88
53	Owasso	38,057	80	367	374	7	9.83
54	Broken Arrow	112,990	138	-	1,067	-	9.44
55	Pryor Creek	9,377	56	-	88	-	9.38
56	Durant	19,518	67	-	173	-	8.86
57	Bixby	29,327	30	256	253	-3	8.63
58	Henryetta	5,464	11	52	46	-6	8.42
59	Blanchard	9,303	1	80	78	-2	8.38
60	Newcastle	11,788	8	80	97	17	8.23
61	Jenks	25,111	27	194	199	5	7.92
62	Weatherford	12,013	25	-	85	-	7.08
63	Tahlequah	17,126	11	116	121	5	7.07
64	The Village	9,709	21	-	65	-	6.69
65	Edmond	96,861	138	537	622	85	6.42
66	Mustang	24,822	47	-	144	-	5.80
67	Piedmont	9,385	8	33	48	15	5.11

Top 10 most dangerous cities in Oklahoma

The top ten in most dangerous cities in Oklahoma in 2023 are Pauls Valley, Anadarko, Ponca City, Muskogee, Sallisaw, Tulsa, Tecumseh, Bethany, Wagoner and Claremore. In any city Crime will not be everywhere, Most of the Crime is often concentrated in some of the neighbourhoods, we listed few cities in Oklahoma to take extra care when you plan to move to the city and the area.

Pauls Valley population is 6,101. There are 242 crime cases in 2021, It is the most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 39.67 per 1000 residents in 2021. Pauls Valley recorded 1 Kidnapping, 14 sex offenses, 6 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 2 Arson, 24 Motor vehicle theft, 4 Robbery, 105 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Anadarko population is 6,444. There are 242 crime cases in 2021, It is the second most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 37.55 per 1000 residents in 2021. Anadarko recorded 1 Homicides, 1 Kidnapping, 21 sex offenses, 5 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 6 Arson, 12 Motor vehicle theft, 3 Robbery, 197 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Ponca City population is 23,307. There are 830 crime cases in 2021, It is the third most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 35.61 per 1000 residents in 2021. Ponca City recorded 1 Homicides, 5 Kidnapping, 61 sex offenses, 21 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 6 Arson, 85 Motor vehicle theft, 16 Robbery, 289 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Muskogee population is 36,598. There are 1,179 crime cases in 2021, It is the fourth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 32.21 per 1000 residents in 2021. Muskogee recorded 7 Homicides, 31 Kidnapping, 71 sex offenses, 28 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Arson, 114 Motor vehicle theft, 24 Robbery, 459 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Sallisaw population is 8,405. There are 237 crime cases in 2021, It is the fifth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 28.20 per 1000 residents in 2021. Sallisaw recorded 1 Kidnapping, 24 sex offenses, 13 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 31 Motor vehicle theft, 2 Robbery, 127 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Tulsa population is 404,255. There are 11,394 crime cases in 2021, It is the sixth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 28.19 per 1000 residents in 2021. Tulsa recorded 74 Homicides, 89 Kidnapping, 595 sex offenses, 285 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 103 Arson, 4,275 Motor vehicle theft, 597 Robbery, 1,205 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Tecumseh population is 6,656. There are 183 crime cases in 2021, It is the seventh most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 27.49 per 1000 residents in 2021. Tecumseh recorded 1 Homicides, 7 sex offenses, 3 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 22 Motor vehicle theft, 91 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Bethany population is 19,209. There are 520 crime cases in 2021, It is the eighth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 27.07 per 1000 residents in 2021. Bethany recorded 4 Kidnapping, 22 sex offenses, 14 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 5 Arson, 84 Motor vehicle theft, 6 Robbery, 162 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Wagoner population is 9,479. There are 249 crime cases in 2021, It is the ninth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 26.27 per 1000 residents in 2021. Wagoner recorded 2 Homicides, 3 Kidnapping, 24 sex offenses, 5 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 2 Arson, 19 Motor vehicle theft, 3 Robbery, 165 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Claremore population is 18,961. There are 489 crime cases in 2021, It is the tenth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 25.79 per 1000 residents in 2021. Claremore recorded 2 Kidnapping, 67 sex offenses, 38 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 2 Arson, 52 Motor vehicle theft, 4 Robbery, 276 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Poteau population is 8,942. There are 222 crime cases in 2021, It is the eleventh most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 24.83 per 1000 residents in 2021. Poteau recorded 8 Kidnapping, 12 sex offenses, 3 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 23 Motor vehicle theft, 2 Robbery, 60 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Hugo population is 5,047. There are 123 crime cases in 2021, It is the twelfth most dangerous cities in Oklahoma by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 24.37 per 1000 residents in 2021. Hugo recorded 1 Homicides, 2 Kidnapping, 4 sex offenses, 1 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Arson, 25 Motor vehicle theft, 1 Robbery, 84 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Miami population is 12,885. There are 259 crime cases in 2021, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 20.10 per 1000 residents in 2021. Miami recorded 2 Homicides, 6 Kidnapping, 13 sex offenses, 6 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 12 Arson, 44 Motor vehicle theft, 5 Robbery, 170 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Oklahoma Offenses(Crime/Property/Social) in 2021

Below are the Oklahoma Offenses in 2021, detailed by Violent and Property Crimes, Violent cases include Assault, Homicides, Sex Offences, Rape, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Drug and Narcotic cases. Property Crimes in Oklahoma include Burglary, Breaking, Property Vandalism, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft and other offenses.

Rank (Total Offenses)	Cities	Population (2021)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Society Offenses	Total Offenses	Assault	Homicide	Kidnappings	Sex Offenses	Rape	Arson	Motor Vehicle Theft	Robbery	Drug/Narcotic	Total Offenses per 1000
1	Anadarko	6,444	242	370	211	823	219	1	1	21	5	6	12	3	197	127.72
2	Pauls Valley	6,101	242	355	117	714	227	0	1	14	6	2	24	4	105	117.03
3	Hugo	5,047	123	348	99	570	116	1	2	4	1	9	25	1	84	112.94
4	Ponca City	23,307	830	1,372	341	2,543	763	1	5	61	21	6	85	16	289	109.11
5	Tulsa	404,255	11,394	27,978	2,270	41,642	10,627	74	89	595	285	103	4,275	597	1,205	103.01
6	Sallisaw	8,405	237	423	140	800	212	0	1	24	13	1	31	2	127	95.18
7	Poteau	8,942	222	538	71	831	202	0	8	12	3	0	23	2	60	92.93
8	Muskogee	36,598	1,179	1,621	593	3,393	1,070	7	31	71	28	9	114	24	459	92.71
9	Miami	12,885	259	685	193	1,137	238	2	6	13	6	12	44	5	170	88.24
10	Wagoner	9,479	249	361	182	792	220	2	3	24	5	2	19	3	165	83.55
11	Claremore	18,961	489	781	309	1,579	420	0	2	67	38	2	52	4	276	83.28
12	Bethany	19,209	520	857	197	1,574	494	0	4	22	14	5	84	6	162	81.94
13	Ardmore	24,795	469	1,323	237	2,029	421	3	10	35	19	4	104	12	196	81.83
14	Del City	21,665	351	957	458	1,766	316	8	4	23	6	5	83	18	336	81.51
15	Seminole	6,993	118	369	80	567	109	0	0	9	2	0	46	0	73	81.08
16	Tecumseh	6,656	183	244	105	532	175	1	0	7	3	1	22	0	91	79.93
17	Shawnee	31,724	519	1,688	315	2,522	455	0	14	50	16	3	150	11	277	79.50
18	Sand Springs	20,139	199	1,166	216	1,581	169	5	4	21	5	1	114	6	195	78.50
19	Oklahoma City	670,872	10,790	37,276	3,623	51,689	9,595	100	151	929	406	112	3,505	653	2,205	77.05
20	Bartlesville	36,688	689	1,580	547	2,816	616	4	8	61	21	8	90	14	472	76.76
21	Duncan	22,145	538	1,029	121	1,688	495	2	4	37	7	4	45	9	100	76.22
22	Grove	7,242	113	332	104	549	105	0	2	6	3	1	20	0	96	75.81
23	Catoosa	6,876	94	296	116	506	84	0	3	7	1	1	68	1	98	73.59
24	McAlester	17,729	231	720	350	1,301	205	1	8	17	9	2	49	6	325	73.38
25	Cushing	7,558	146	306	86	538	138	0	1	7	3	1	19	1	77	71.18
26	Guthrie	11,968	275	463	103	841	255	2	1	17	4	1	38	2	78	70.27
27	Purcell	6,409	132	279	29	440	120	0	4	8	2	3	28	3	22	68.65
28	Ada	17,280	255	643	262	1,160	234	1	9	11	9	3	41	9	225	67.13
29	Enid	49,545	972	2,010	342	3,324	869	0	4	99	25	4	108	10	277	67.09
30	Woodward	11,871	200	546	49	795	179	1	0	20	4	5	26	2	38	66.97
31	Clinton	8,943	167	296	114	577	146	0	0	21	3	5	37	4	100	64.52
32	Norman	127,304	1,779	5,858	487	8,124	1,572	1	28	178	53	6	513	31	371	63.82
33	Collinsville	7,765	115	161	204	480	100	0	5	10	4	0	6	2	181	61.82
34	Skiatook	8,189	142	291	71	504	123	1	1	17	3	3	15	0	67	61.55
35	Durant	19,518	173	780	238	1,191	162	1	0	10	6	1	64	2	218	61.02
36	Altus	18,007	255	598	223	1,076	231	2	4	18	5	1	25	3	205	59.75
37	Sapulpa	21,535	266	702	316	1,284	234	0	4	28	21	1	75	6	276	59.62
38	Stillwater	50,786	780	1,706	512	2,998	713	1	7	59	19	18	72	15	411	59.03
39	Okmulgee	11,531	154	422	57	633	144	1	2	7	3	0	28	4	35	54.90
40	Vinita	5,264	78	141	69	288	64	0	0	14	3	0	17	2	60	54.71
41	Coweta	10,297	185	206	170	561	170	0	3	12	2	1	11	1	153	54.48
42	Harrah	6,805	94	176	93	363	85	1	1	7	1	1	6	1	89	53.34
43	Elk City	11,326	134	322	126	582	115	2	8	9	2	1	30	0	96	51.39
44	Henryetta	5,464	46	121	109	276	41	0	0	5	2	2	16	1	98	50.51
45	Noble	7,329	144	187	39	370	130	0	0	14	2	0	13	0	35	50.48
46	El Reno	21,018	260	494	281	1,035	246	1	0	13	9	5	42	5	253	49.24
47	Holdenville	5,394	70	176	17	263	66	1	0	3	3	6	16	2	12	48.76
48	Yukon	29,467	308	925	193	1,426	272	0	4	32	7	0	25	0	170	48.39
49	Lone Grove	5,225	57	131	53	241	52	0	2	3	2	1	6	1	50	46.12
50	Pryor Creek	9,377	88	284	50	422	79	0	2	7	2	0	43	2	43	45.00
51	Tahlequah	17,126	121	297	343	761	118	0	2	1	1	0	15	3	307	44.44
52	Blackwell	6,474	71	171	44	286	66	0	1	4	2	4	12	1	38	44.18
53	Broken Arrow	112,990	1,067	3,278	481	4,826	964	6	7	90	24	5	270	21	403	42.71
54	Guymon	10,960	122	296	45	463	105	0	4	13	8	4	18	0	35	42.24
55	Edmond	96,861	622	2,492	833	3,947	527	1	6	88	32	3	57	9	707	40.75
56	Tuttle	7,796	78	133	104	315	62	0	0	16	1	2	13	1	89	40.41
57	The Village	9,709	65	258	58	381	59	0	1	5	2	1	20	5	48	39.24
58	Owasso	38,057	374	865	237	1,476	336	0	1	37	16	0	82	2	199	38.78
59	Newcastle	11,788	97	271	82	450	86	0	1	10	5	1	34	0	74	38.17
60	Lawton	92,711	1,580	1,351	536	3,467	1,464	12	13	91	39	41	216	44	406	37.40
61	Weatherford	12,013	85	215	126	426	80	0	0	5	5	0	11	0	117	35.46
62	Choctaw	12,938	143	213	89	445	125	0	5	13	3	1	11	1	80	34.39
63	Bixby	29,327	253	597	149	999	228	1	2	22	9	2	52	3	119	34.06
64	Mustang	24,822	144	395	269	808	125	0	3	16	5	1	16	1	239	32.55
65	Jenks	25,111	199	549	19	767	180	1	1	17	5	1	43	1	13	30.54
66	Blanchard	9,303	78	133	41	252	73	1	0	4	1	1	17	0	37	27.09
67	Piedmont	9,385	48	68	14	130	42	0	0	6	4	1	5	0	12	13.85

Crime data in Oklahoma State Universities

Rank (Total Offenses)	Universities	Population (2021)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Society Offenses	Total Offenses	Assault	Kidnappings	Sex Offenses	Rape	Arson	Motor Vehicle Theft	Robbery	Drug/Narcotic	Total Offenses per 1000
1	University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center	3,722	90	119	32	241	86	1	3	0	0	7	1	29	64.75
2	Langston University	2,614	41	60	59	160	35	0	6	4	2	2	0	38	61.21
3	University of Oklahoma, Norman	31,445	36	392	60	488	29	1	6	3	0	11	0	58	15.52
4	Oklahoma State University, Tulsa	1,265	3	14	0	17	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13.44
5	Oklahoma City University	3,071	0	28	13	41	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	13.35
6	Oklahoma State University, Main Campus	26,463	55	213	37	305	44	0	11	8	0	5	0	36	11.53
7	Bacone College	314	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.55
8	Eastern Oklahoma State College	1,829	3	4	4	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	6.01
9	Seminole State College	1,925	4	7	0	11	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.71
10	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	2,285	1	8	4	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5.69
11	Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee	3,024	2	11	2	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4.96
12	East Central University	4,413	3	11	1	15	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	3.40
13	Northwestern Oklahoma State University	2,295	1	5	1	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3.05
14	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	5,768	1	14	2	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2.95
15	Mid-America Christian University	2,382	1	3	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2.94
16	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	6,534	1	12	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.14
17	Rogers State University	4,290	2	4	3	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2.10
18	Tulsa Community College	22,569	7	36	1	44	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.95
19	Cameron University	4,767	2	7	0	9	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.89
20	Northeastern State University, Tahlequah	9,075	1	16	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87
21	Oklahoma City Community College	17,240	9	4	2	15	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.87

Crime Rank	City	Population (2020)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Total Offenses	Violent per 1000	Property per 1000	Total Offenses per 1000
1	Anadarko	6,473	275	544	1,023	42	84	158
2	Muskogee	36,884	1,351	1,983	3,742	37	54	101
3	Pauls Valley	6,111	180	370	609	29	61	100
4	Tecumseh	6,652	190	346	613	29	52	92
5	Purcell	6,445	154	373	643	24	58	100
6	Poteau	8,899	205	538	825	23	60	93
7	Sallisaw	8,448	189	377	719	22	45	85
8	Okmulgee	11,627	241	735	1,041	21	63	90
9	Duncan	22,226	444	1,305	1,896	20	59	85
10	Woodward	12,143	239	516	830	20	42	68
11	Hugo	5,067	98	338	514	19	67	101
12	Coweta	10,109	192	246	546	19	24	54
13	Clinton	9,094	167	387	716	18	43	79
14	Guthrie	11,829	216	443	723	18	37	61
15	Cushing	7,592	138	341	530	18	45	70
16	Noble	7,117	126	224	379	18	31	53
17	Grove	7,210	118	402	585	16	56	81
18	Oklahoma City	663,661	10,580	39,925	54,569	16	60	82
19	Wagoner	9,283	138	307	571	15	33	62
20	Harrah	6,681	97	183	319	15	27	48
21	Miami	13,032	179	549	916	14	42	70
22	Collinsville	7,441	102	189	372	14	25	50
23	McAlester	17,752	241	835	1,420	14	47	80
24	Holdenville	5,470	72	214	324	13	39	59
25	Altus	18,184	233	787	1,178	13	43	65
26	Vinita	5,264	64	111	246	12	21	47
27	Seminole	6,994	85	298	439	12	43	63
28	Skiatook	8,135	98	294	448	12	36	55
29	Norman	126,480	1,509	5,513	7,626	12	44	60
30	Stillwater	50,831	593	2,179	3,079	12	43	61
31	Sulphur	5,055	56	146	259	11	29	51
32	Guymon	10,939	112	288	472	10	26	43
33	Elk City	11,571	118	386	583	10	33	50
34	El Reno	20,348	206	510	953	10	25	47
35	Owasso	37,815	367	1,021	1,582	10	27	42
36	Blackwell	6,508	63	179	274	10	28	42
37	Yukon	28,735	274	979	1,419	10	34	49
38	Henryetta	5,527	52	223	320	9	40	58
39	Tuttle	7,768	73	140	272	9	18	35
40	Choctaw	12,850	120	309	475	9	24	37
41	Bixby	28,840	256	594	962	9	21	33
42	Blanchard	9,090	80	185	288	9	20	32
43	Lone Grove	5,153	44	126	188	9	24	36
44	Jenks	24,639	194	560	794	8	23	32
45	Newcastle	11,038	80	292	498	7	26	45
46	Tahlequah	16,936	116	612	962	7	36	57
47	Edmond	95,571	537	2,651	3,814	6	28	40
48	Piedmont	8,931	33	119	165	4	13	18