Most Dangerous Cities in Oklahoma

Top 45 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Ardmore at 1141.2/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Oklahoma

Oklahoma lists 45 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Ardmore at 1141.2/100K violent down to Weatherford at 41.6/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 1099.6/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 340.3 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Ardmore reported 284 violent and 773 property offenses on a 24,886 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 3106.2/100K sits beside the 1141.2/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Ardmore, Muskogee, Tulsa, Lawton, Oklahoma City.

Ardmore offense desk

Ardmore's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (90% of 284 Part I violent offenses; mix index 8,239).

Ardmore's violent rate fell 7.9% vs 2023 (1239.1 → 1141.2 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Oklahoma highest-crime list.

Ardmore violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Ardmore 24,886 1141.2/100K 3106.2/100K
2 F Muskogee 36,898 986.5/100K 2948.7/100K
3 F Tulsa 411,310 941.9/100K 3627.4/100K
4 F Lawton 90,209 820.3/100K 2652.7/100K
5 F Oklahoma City 709,456 676/100K 2893.5/100K
6 F Ponca City 24,286 576.5/100K 2503.5/100K
7 D Enid 50,382 537.9/100K 2383.8/100K
8 F Del City 21,151 524.8/100K 3148.8/100K
9 F Miami 12,836 514.2/100K 2866.9/100K
10 D Shawnee 31,966 500.5/100K 2843.6/100K
11 D Ada 16,655 468.3/100K 1927.3/100K
12 D Okmulgee 11,405 394.6/100K 3217.9/100K
13 D Warr Acres 10,482 381.6/100K 3463.1/100K
14 C McAlester 18,134 369.5/100K 2371.2/100K
15 C Bartlesville 38,361 367.6/100K 2124.6/100K
16 C Duncan 23,345 351.3/100K 2073.2/100K
17 C Midwest City 57,961 346.8/100K 2080.7/100K
18 C Chickasha 16,979 312.2/100K 1849.3/100K
19 C Claremore 20,645 290.6/100K 1622.7/100K
20 C Altus 18,613 290.1/100K 1445.2/100K
21 C Woodward 11,641 283.5/100K 1417.4/100K
22 C Durant 20,850 268.6/100K 3107.9/100K
23 C Norman 130,681 260.2/100K 2266.6/100K
24 C Sand Springs 20,133 243.4/100K 2761.6/100K
25 B Elk City 11,201 223.2/100K 1035.6/100K
26 B Broken Arrow 121,004 223.1/100K 1200.8/100K
27 B Bethany 20,221 207.7/100K 1533.1/100K
28 B El Reno 19,965 205.4/100K 1357.4/100K
29 B Guymon 12,090 198.5/100K 1017.4/100K
30 B Moore 63,609 190.2/100K 1512.4/100K
31 B Sapulpa 23,322 184.4/100K 1393.5/100K
32 B Stillwater 49,910 182.3/100K 1550.8/100K
33 B Tahlequah 17,037 182/100K 2295/100K
34 B Choctaw 12,253 171.4/100K 1207.9/100K
35 B Yukon 27,315 168.4/100K 1186.2/100K
36 B Edmond 99,249 165.2/100K 1356.2/100K
37 B Guthrie 11,609 163.7/100K 1671.1/100K
38 A Bixby 31,380 159.3/100K 697.9/100K
39 A Coweta 11,170 152.2/100K 573/100K
40 A Jenks 28,063 149.7/100K 1154.5/100K
41 A Mustang 24,424 139.2/100K 667.4/100K
42 A Newcastle 15,096 125.9/100K 834.7/100K
43 A Owasso 42,134 123.4/100K 1409.8/100K
44 A Glenpool 14,568 109.8/100K 1489.6/100K
45 A+ Weatherford 12,009 41.6/100K 408/100K

Oklahoma overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.