The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Owasso, OK

Owasso is a city of 49,000 in Tulsa County, about 12 miles northeast of downtown Tulsa · Updated November 2026

Is Owasso, OK safe?

Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Owasso is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Owasso sits near the middle: 52% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 48% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Owasso run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 846 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

52% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Owasso as a whole, and 48% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Owasso scores 846.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 839 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 857 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Crime map of Owasso

Map of Owasso shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Owasso, OK at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Owasso, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Owasso

Car thefts and acts of vandalism both run low. In Owasso, each runs at about half the US rate: 1.3 car thefts and 2.8 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 5.5 nationally.


The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Owasso

Most of Owasso grades well: 96% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 3% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Owasso run from A+ to F; 77% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 96%C 1%D or F 3%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

  1. 1Camelot Estates-Tulsa, eastThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Owasso.A919
  2. 2Honey Creek at Bailey Ranch, northwestSimple assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Owasso.A906
  3. 3Lakeshore Greens, westClose to the rest of Owasso on most crimes.A855
  4. 4Elm Creek Estates & Three Lakes, centralCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Owasso.A-834

Neighborhood areas of Owasso, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.


Is crime going up in Owasso?

Reported crime in Owasso has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 44% and property crime down 35%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.2 to 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 21 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 18%.

Violent crime, change since 2019

Property crime, change since 2019

OwassoUnited States

Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Owasso. The charts follow crimes per resident.

Data table
YearViolent, OwassoViolent, USProperty, OwassoProperty, US
2016-1%+4%+3%+15%
2017-7%+4%-5%+12%
2018-4%+0%+12%+4%
2019+0%+0%+0%+0%
2020+1%+4%-12%-8%
2021-27%+6%-29%-10%
2022-28%+5%-27%-6%
2023-44%+2%-21%-7%
2024-44%-4%-35%-15%

Crime rates and types in Owasso

CrimeGrade™ estimates Owasso has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% less than the US as a whole and 27% less than Oklahoma.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Owasso, about 40% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA10.020.05
RapeB+210.420.38
RobberyA+70.150.62
AssaultB+58311.912.3
Property crime
BurglaryA-931.92.4
TheftA-60512.413.1
Vehicle theftA+631.32.7
ArsonA40.080.12
VandalismA1382.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Owasso

Owasso has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

In Owasso, 59% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 45% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (59%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theftHomes (52%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsHomes (45%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (51%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (63%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Owasso compares with nearby cities

Of the 9 cities closest to Owasso, 8 have less crime. Sageeyah and Limestone have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
OwassoA-846A-A49,000
Valley Park 4 milesA+958A+A+1,850
Collinsville 4 milesA885AA24,200
Limestone 6 milesA+961A+A+1,660
Tulsa 13 milesC+524CB394,500
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Catoosa 9 milesA887AA11,700
Sperry 9 milesA891AA4,990
Verdigris 11 milesA+938A+A+16,900
Sageeyah 11 milesA+967A+A+1,510
Oologah 11 milesA922AA+5,600

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Owasso. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Owasso has more crime than 67% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
OwassoA-846A-A49,000
Chesterfield, MOA+941A+A48,700
Downingtown, PAA+932A+A49,000
Oro Valley, AZA+928A+A49,400
Ballwin, MOA922A+A48,500
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Wausau, WIA900AA49,000
Frankfort, KYA885AA49,100
Grand Blanc, MIA868AA48,600
Quincy, ILA864AA48,900
Marion, OHA-836A-A49,400
Lagrange, GAB+740B+B+49,100

Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Owasso

Two things set Owasso apart: it has 3.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 3.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.

Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 64% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 76% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 66% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Owasso: F (1 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 61% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Owasso on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What crime costs Owasso

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Owasso about $863 a year per household, 28% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $43 million a year, or $881 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$2.0 million$40
Rape$1.2 million$25
Robbery$230,000$5
Assault$5.9 million$120
Burglary$840,000$17
Theft$3.1 million$63
Vehicle theft$970,000$20
Arson$89,000$2
Vandalism$970,000$20
Total$15 million$312

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Owasso means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Owasso

Schools in Owasso, OK average a SchoolGrade of C-: 23% of students test proficient, against 26% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Owasso on SchoolGrade