Three numbers set the terms here. Start with crime: at 943 violent and 3,628 property crimes per 100k, Tulsa sits in the 3rd percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades, and the 3.3% year-over-year rise in 2024 means that position held rather than improved. Schools carry their own spread. The 3.2/10 average across 103 rated schools hides a real gap — middle schools at 2.4/10, high schools at 5.5/10, Union Hs at 9.7/10 — so which schools an address feeds into matters more than the city figure. Flood risk is state context, not a verdict: 23 federal flood declarations for Oklahoma between 1955 and 2019 establish that the hazard exists in the state, not whether it reaches a given parcel. Every figure above is a city-wide average. None of them describes a street.
Crime in Tulsa vs. the national average
Tulsa reports 943 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 148% above the U.S. average of 381, and 3,628 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (86% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate rose 3.3% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Tulsa | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 943 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 3628 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Tulsa can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Oklahoma — the state SafeNest uses for Tulsa's flood context — list 23 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1955 and 2019, most recently "Flooding". Oklahoma has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Tulsa address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Tulsa
Public schools in Tulsa average 3.2/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 103 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.5/10 on average, while middle schools average 2.4/10. The highest-scoring is Union Hs at 9.7/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Tulsa: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Tulsa address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
Compare other cities
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Check a specific Tulsa address
City averages are a starting point. A SafeNest report covers one specific address — crime, registered offender counts, flood and disaster history, schools, air quality, taxes — delivered by email as a PDF.
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Common questions about safety in Tulsa
Is Tulsa, OK safe?
Tulsa records 943 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 148% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Tulsa?
Tulsa reports approximately 943 violent crimes and 3628 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Tulsa have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Tulsa, federal records show 23 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Oklahoma, most recently in 2019; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Oklahoma.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).