Tulsa Crime Statistics Show Significant Decreases

It is vitally important for the Tulsa Police Department to find innovative ways to combat crime, and the department has been busy reallocating resources to respond to specific types of crime throughout the city.

Last spring, the department created the Safe City Initiative, which ran throughout 2007 and continues today. As a result of this program, we have seen a significant drop in violent crime, especially in areas once frequented by gangs.

A similar targeted effort began earlier this year, targeting both residential and business burglaries. That program, patterned after the Safe City Initiative, has already resulted in numerous arrests and recovery of stolen property in the Tulsa area.

The recent release of annual crime statistics by the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that Tulsa’s crime rates are down in several areas. Among them are:

Homicide          -62.5%
Rape                -17.5%
Robbery             -2.6%
Assault               -5.9%
Burglary             -0.8%
Larceny              -5.6%
Auto Theft        -31.8%