How has crime changed in Oklahoma since 1985?

Police in Oklahoma reported about 412 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 664 in 1995, and 1,839 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,666 in 1987. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Oklahoma and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Oklahoma Violent, U.S. Property, Oklahoma Property, U.S.
1985 422.1 570.3 5,051.5 4,780.0
1986 436.4 633.6 5,645.3 5,015.3
1987 417.8 624.9 5,665.7 5,090.1
1988 434.6 630.2 5,209.4 5,045.9
1989 491.7 680.5 5,069.6 5,211.5
1990 547.5 749.8 5,102.6 5,227.0
1991 584.3 798.1 5,140.9 5,388.4
1992 623.4 785.4 4,857.1 5,089.3
1993 634.8 764.1 4,703.3 4,814.1
1994 651.6 740.4 4,965.1 4,752.4
1995 664.1 720.6 4,979.2 4,796.6
1996 597.1 658.8 5,107.5 4,553.0
1997 559.6 644.9 4,975.4 4,494.7
1998 539.5 603.8 4,502.7 4,212.6
1999 508.3 545.8 4,215.7 3,872.6
2000 497.8 534.4 4,098.0 3,751.7
2001 512.3 529.5 4,126.8 3,801.5
2002 503.4 512.9 4,273.4 3,737.7
2003 505.7 493.7 4,340.7 3,704.0
2004 500.4 478.6 4,274.7 3,599.4
2005 507.9 483.0 4,072.8 3,518.3
2006 499.4 486.9 3,655.6 3,397.1
2007 504.3 477.9 3,588.6 3,316.1
2008 532.7 463.7 3,515.7 3,252.3
2009 503.6 436.8 3,614.9 3,076.7
2010 481.2 408.1 3,452.5 2,963.4
2011 458.7 390.1 3,404.5 2,925.7
2012 475.8 390.7 3,465.3 2,881.3
2013 434.8 378.2 3,308.4 2,759.3
2014 415.1 373.7 3,054.0 2,591.8
2015 434.6 384.6 2,954.2 2,495.2
2016 459.3 399.5 3,056.1 2,469.1
2017 459.8 397.5 2,919.4 2,372.4
2018 476.1 384.8 2,932.0 2,206.8
2019 438.6 381.0 2,903.6 2,109.0
2020 465.7 399.3 2,763.2 1,955.3
2021 440.7 360.9 2,648.6 1,762.2
2022 429.2 398.2 2,374.8 1,998.5
2023 423.6 385.6 2,191.0 1,950.5
2024 429.3 363.4 2,012.5 1,766.8
2025 411.6 329.3 1,839.0 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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