In the past five years, the crime rate in Tulsa has been on the decline.
According to figures complied by the Tulsa Police Department, the most common crime in Tulsa was larceny with over 12,500 reports in 2013.
Of the more serious crimes, such as homicide, rape, and aggravated assault, the number of homicides and rapes were considerably lower than aggravated assault.
In 2013, there were a total of 373 rapes and 66 homicides compared to about 2,400 arrests for aggravated assault.
Comparing to another large Midwestern city, such as St. Louis, Tulsa is significantly safer. In 2013, St. Louis had nearly double the arrests for homicide.
According to Forbes, St. Louis was ranked the second most dangerous city in the United States. In Oklahoma, Tulsa was ranked second for most violent crimes, just behind Ardmore and ahead of Durant.
For more crime statistics, see the TPD figures: https://www.tulsapolice.org/content/crime-numbers-ucr.aspx.
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