Tulsa County, OK Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Tulsa County in green. The most dangerous areas in Tulsa County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Tulsa County, OK Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Tulsa County is in the 53rd percentile for safety, meaning 47% of counties are safer and 53% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tulsa County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Tulsa County is 0.0642 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tulsa County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Tulsa County may be as high as 1 in 7,856 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,213 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Tulsa County, OK: about 7 per year. The southwest part of Tulsa County has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

How Tulsa County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Tulsa County to the Oklahoma state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Tulsa County is safer than the Oklahoma state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Tulsa County, OK

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Tulsa County about $84,217,355 in 2025, or roughly $121 per resident. This is part of Tulsa County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tulsa County, including every crime type and how Tulsa County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Tulsa County's crime maps on the Tulsa County overall crime page.

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Individual Tulsa County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Tulsa County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Tulsa County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wagoner County, OK	B	B-	B	B
Creek County, OK	B-	C+	C+	C
Rogers County, OK	B	B	B-	B-
Osage County, OK	C	C-	C-	C-
Okmulgee County, OK	C-	D+	D	D
Pawnee County, OK	C-	C+	D+	D+
Mayes County, OK	D+	C-	D	C+
Muskogee County, OK	C-	C-	D+	B-
Cherokee County, OK	C-	C-	D+	C
Craig County, OK	C-	C-	C-	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Tulsa County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jefferson County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
Marion County, IN	C+	C-	C-	C+
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	C+	D+
Elkhart County, IN	A	B-	B-	D
El Dorado County, CA	B	C+	C+	A-
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C+	C
Madison County, IL	A-	A-	A-	B+
Duval County, FL	A	B-	B-	A+
Dutchess County, NY	A-	B-	B-	A+
Durham County, NC	D-	D+	D+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tulsa County, OK average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Tulsa County schools on SchoolGrade

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