Photo: Jordanmac at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Reported crime per resident in Broken Arrow fell 18% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Broken Arrow grades B− for safety (#34 of 124 graded towns in Oklahoma, and #42 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OK” is every other Oklahoma city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Broken Arrow
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Oklahoma towns on Broken Arrow’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Bixby (B+), Coweta (B), Tulsa (D−). Neighbors ↓
Among Oklahoma towns, closer to the middle
Oklahoma’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Broken Arrow’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 73% of the 124 Oklahoma towns we grade, against 46% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Broken Arrow’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 3.8 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Oklahoma (5.7) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Oklahoma
10.7 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (18 reported in 2025), below the rest of Oklahoma (46.7) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Broken Arrow reports less crime per resident than 87% (#42). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Broken Arrow’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (12.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Homicides and robberies
Broken Arrow’s police reported 2 homicides, 18 robberies and 247 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Oklahoma and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Broken Arrow | Rest of Oklahoma | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Broken Arrow | Rest of Oklahoma | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.1 | 52.8 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 48.4 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 50.1 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 14.4 | 41.7 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Oklahoma.
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| Year | Broken Arrow property | Rest of Oklahoma property | Broken Arrow violent | Rest of Oklahoma violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.1 | 26.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 13.5 | 24.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 12.0 | 23.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 10.8 | 21.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 11 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
1,599 crimes reported in 2025
247 violent and 1,352 property, as reported to the FBI by Broken Arrow’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
31 people died in crashes on Broken Arrow’s roads in 2019–2023
Broken Arrow had 27 fatal crashes in five years, in which 31 people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 2 were cyclists. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Broken Arrow and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Arrow | B− | 2.1 | 12.1 |
| Tulsa | D− | 8.9 | 36.6 |
| Bixby | B+ | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| Coweta | B | 1.7 | 6.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Oklahoma towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Arrow | B− | 2.1 | 12.1 |
| Edmond | B− | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| Moore | C+ | 2.2 | 15.4 |
| Norman | C | 2.7 | 21.1 |
| Lawton | D | 7.8 | 24.7 |
The five graded Oklahoma towns closest to Broken Arrow’s population (124,991), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Broken Arrow. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Broken Arrow’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (125,062 in 2025); our figure for Broken Arrow is 124,991 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Broken Arrow
Is Broken Arrow, OK safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Broken Arrow reports more crime per resident than 54% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #34 of 124 in Oklahoma. Its police reported 2.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.8 in the rest of Oklahoma and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Broken Arrow?
2.1 violent and 12.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Oklahoma reports 4.8 and 23.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Broken Arrow?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Broken Arrow in 2025?
Broken Arrow’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Broken Arrow safer than Tulsa?
Tulsa reports more crime per resident than Broken Arrow: Tulsa grades D− for safety and Broken Arrow B−. Tulsa’s police reported 8.9 violent and 36.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Broken Arrow?
Broken Arrow’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Broken Arrow”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.