Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma · Photo: T3h wookiee · CC BY-SA 3.0Norman reports more crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Norman’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C for safety: #77 of 124 graded towns in Oklahoma, and #121 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Norman
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Oklahoma towns on Norman’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Newcastle (B+), Noble (B−), Moore (C+), Oklahoma City (D). Slaughterville has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Oklahoma towns, closer to the middle
Oklahoma’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Norman’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 38% of the 124 Oklahoma towns we grade, against 25% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Norman’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 1.8 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Oklahoma (5.8) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Oklahoma
21.4 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (24 reported in 2025), below the rest of Oklahoma (46.3) 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, Norman reports less crime per resident than 63% (#121). Places like it ↓
A college town
Norman is home to the University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus, with 24,774 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 19% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read 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 Norman’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; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.7) 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.
Homicides and robberies
Norman’s police reported 4 homicides, 24 robberies and 320 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 | Norman | Rest of Oklahoma | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Norman | Rest of Oklahoma | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.5 | 52.0 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 27.6 | 47.7 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 18.4 | 49.8 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 18.2 | 41.6 | 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 | Norman property | Rest of Oklahoma property | Norman violent | Rest of Oklahoma violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 18.0 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 18 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.
2,691 crimes reported in 2025
320 violent and 2,371 property, as reported to the FBI by Norman’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
64 people died in crashes on Norman’s roads in 2019–2023
Norman had 59 fatal crashes in five years, in which 64 people died; 9 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 12 died in crashes 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.
Norman and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman | C | 2.7 | 21.1 |
| Moore | C+ | 2.2 | 15.4 |
| Oklahoma City | D | 6.6 | 28.2 |
| Newcastle | B+ | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| Noble | B− | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| Slaughterville | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Slaughterville has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Oklahoma towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman | C | 2.7 | 21.1 |
| Edmond | B− | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| Broken Arrow | B− | 2.1 | 12.1 |
| Lawton | D | 7.8 | 24.7 |
The five graded Oklahoma towns closest to Norman’s population (130,943), 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 Norman. 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 Norman’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (131,728 in 2025); our figure for Norman is 130,943 (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 Norman
Is Norman, OK safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Norman reports more crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #77 of 124 in Oklahoma. Its police reported 2.7 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 Norman?
2.7 violent and 21.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Oklahoma reports 4.8 and 22.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Norman?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Norman in 2025?
Norman’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Norman safer than Moore?
Moore reports less crime per resident than Norman: Moore grades C+ for safety and Norman C. Moore’s police reported 2.2 violent and 15.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Norman?
Norman’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Norman”. 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.