Tahlequah, OK Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tahlequah, OK Summary

Crime in Tahlequah research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Tahlequah over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Tahlequah:

  • There were 270 total crimes committed in Tahlequah the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,611.3 total crimes per 100K people in Tahlequah.
  • The overall crime rate in Tahlequah is -30.67% below the national average.
  • Tahlequah ranks #167 safest out of 317 cities in Oklahoma.
  • Tahlequah ranks #5,629 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Tahlequah Vs Oklahoma And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tahlequah is 1,611.3 per 100,000 people. That's -30.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.08% lower than the Oklahoma total crime rate of 3,164.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tahlequah
/ 100k People
Oklahoma
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 270 1,611.3 3,164.2 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 6.3
Robbery 2 11.9 59.1 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 143.2 339.3 268.2
Violent Crime 26 155.2 458.6 369.8
Burglary 21 125.3 613.3 269.8
Larceny 217 1,295.0 1,714.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 35.8 378.0 282.7
Property Crime 244 1,456.1 2,705.6 1,954.4

Tahlequah Crime Compared To Oklahoma Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Oklahoma.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Tahlequah

26
Violent Crimes
155.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Tahlequah in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tahlequah is 155.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 644.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tahlequah each year. That compares to a 1 in 218.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.17% lower than the Oklahoma violent crime rate of 458.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tahlequah

244
Property Crimes
1,456.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 244 property crimes in Tahlequah in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tahlequah is 1,456.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tahlequah each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.18% lower than the Oklahoma property crime rate of 2,705.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tahlequah

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Broken Arrow, OK 118,683 2,095 1,765.2 1,609.3 155.9
Fayetteville, AR 96,456 4,376 4,536.8 4,032.9 503.9
Springdale, AR 90,892 2,789 3,068.5 2,522.8 545.7
Van Buren, AR 23,533 846 3,595.0 3,144.5 450.4
Centerton, AR 21,927 138 629.4 424.1 205.2
Claremore, OK 19,659 486 2,472.2 2,222.9 249.2
Siloam Springs, AR 17,957 506 2,817.8 2,249.8 568.0
Coweta, OK 10,623 127 1,195.5 1,026.1 169.4
Pryor Creek, OK 9,467 305 3,221.7 2,661.9 559.8
Catoosa, OK 7,402 242 3,269.4 2,702.0 567.4

Tahlequah SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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