Tulsa County
698,782 people, served by 19 police agencies that report to the FBI.
How a case moves here
Tulsa County follows Oklahoma law on arrests, release, and courts. These rules are the same in every county in the state; the full set covers prosecutors, defense, and jails too.
- Who decides release first
Before a person sees a judge, the jail may release on a bail schedule the district's presiding judge sets by order, and the sheriff may sign the release order where court rule allows. A judge sets or confirms bail at the first appearance or when charges are filed. Police and sheriffs may not release anyone arrested for domestic abuse, stalking, harassment, or a protective order violation until a judge sees them.
22 O.S. sec. 110522 O.S. sec. 1105.2 (in force until 2026-12-31)- Time to see a judge
A person arrested must be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. Oklahoma statute sets no hour limit.
22 O.S. sec. 181- Money bail
Oklahoma allows money bail, and each judicial district may adopt a money bail schedule that it reviews every year. Pretrial bail is set as a dollar amount.
22 O.S. sec. 1105.2 (in force until 2026-12-31)- Courts
The district court in each of the 77 counties hears almost all criminal cases, felonies and misdemeanors alike. District judges, associate district judges, and special judges all sit in the district court. City municipal courts hear violations of city ordinances.
Oklahoma County District Court, District Court11 O.S. sec. 27-103- Judges and magistrates
Voters elect district judges and associate district judges in nonpartisan elections for four-year terms, and the governor fills vacancies. The district judges appoint special judges, and a few special judges are not lawyers, who may hear only small misdemeanors. The mayor appoints municipal judges for two-year terms; most must be lawyers.
Oklahoma County District Court, District Court20 O.S. secs. 121.1, 122, 12311 O.S. sec. 27-104
Read from the statutes and court rules cited, 2026-09-30. Some of this is medium confidence and still being checked. SB 1618 (2026) rewrites 22 O.S. 1105.2 from 2027-01-01; recheck first_bail, money_bail, and pretrial_assessment then. Whether the Oklahoma County jail trust has been dissolved was not confirmed. Oklahoma's district court is a single general trial court; only municipal courts sit below it.
What this county does differently
- Pretrial practice
Mapping Pretrial Injustice listed its risk tool in 2021 as the Ohio Risk Assessment System Pretrial Assessment Tool (ORAS-PAT).
MediaJustice and Movement Alliance Project, Mapping Pretrial Injustice county map (data as of fall 2021)From Mapping Pretrial Injustice, a map compiled by MediaJustice and the Movement Alliance Project, advocacy groups that campaign against pretrial risk assessment tools. Its data is from fall 2021; CrimeDB uses it only where no court, government, or research list covers the county.
Cities and towns
- Tulsa413,794
- Broken Arrow118,180
- Owasso40,151
- Bixby30,155
- Jenks27,102
- Sapulpa22,570
- Sand Springs20,117
- Glenpool14,151
- Collinsville8,878
- Skiatook8,632
- Mannford town3,269
- Sperry town1,066
- Liberty town179
- Lotsee town4
Every city, village, town, and township with any of its land in Tulsa County, largest first. Population, the whole place's: Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.
Police agencies
- Tulsa Police DepartmentCity police department415,528 served
- Broken Arrow Police DepartmentCity police department125,062 served
- Owasso Police DepartmentCity police department44,008 served
- Tulsa County Sheriff's OfficeSheriff or county police38,040 served
- Bixby Police DepartmentCity police department32,529 served
- Jenks Police DepartmentCity police department28,337 served
- Sapulpa Police DepartmentCity police department23,636 served
- Sand Springs Police DepartmentCity police department20,427 served
- Glenpool Police DepartmentCity police department14,789 served
- Collinsville Police DepartmentCity police department10,246 served
- Skiatook Police DepartmentCity police department8,987 served
- Mannford Police DepartmentCity police department3,468 served
- Sperry Police DepartmentCity police department1,253 served
- Jenks Public SchoolsOther agency
- No name OK0722100College or university police
- Oklahoma State University:College or university police
- Tulsa Community CollegeCollege or university police
- Tulsa International AirportOther agency
- University of Oklahoma: TulsaCollege or university police
Agencies: FBI NIBRS master file 2025 batch headers; names from the FBI agency list, pulled 2026-09-29. An agency that serves several counties appears on each. Population served is the FBI's figure.
Crime
The crime index
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Per 100k | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 5,148 | 4,511 | 4,485 | 4,607 | 4,017 | 640 | 426 |
| Murder | 79 | 71 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Rape | 538 | 540 | 578 | 585 | 585 | 79 | 63 |
| Robbery | 651 | 534 | 456 | 441 | 401 | 70 | 39 |
| Aggravated assault | 3,880 | 3,366 | 3,403 | 3,536 | 2,997 | 483 | 318 |
| Property crime | 25,961 | 22,995 | 20,985 | 19,349 | 17,787 | 3,011 | 2,191 |
| Burglary | 4,836 | 4,355 | 4,308 | 3,714 | 3,114 | 572 | 468 |
| Larceny | 16,062 | 14,803 | 13,801 | 13,228 | 12,692 | 1,985 | 1,446 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5,063 | 3,837 | 2,876 | 2,407 | 1,981 | 454 | 277 |
| Arson | 124 | 82 | 70 | 81 | 33 | 11 | 18 |
Outside the crime index
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Per 100k | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All offenses outside the crime index | 25,179 | 25,040 | 26,715 | 25,620 | 24,475 | 3,572 | 3,337 |
| Simple assault and intimidation | 10,206 | 11,689 | 12,384 | 12,390 | 12,513 | 1,664 | 1,234 |
| Vandalism | 4,191 | 3,815 | 3,142 | 1,748 | 1,169 | 395 | 503 |
| Fraud | 3,776 | 3,667 | 3,569 | 3,620 | 3,520 | 510 | 417 |
| Drug abuse violations | 2,765 | 2,425 | 3,636 | 4,163 | 3,859 | 474 | 708 |
| Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc. | 1,200 | 913 | 1,252 | 1,337 | 1,316 | 169 | 134 |
| Stolen property: buying, receiving, possessing | 1,014 | 639 | 876 | 695 | 481 | 104 | 72 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 743 | 903 | 600 | 416 | 391 | 86 | 68 |
| Embezzlement | 433 | 195 | 254 | 203 | 203 | 36 | 45 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 395 | 406 | 388 | 358 | 340 | 53 | 63 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 65 | 24 | 31 | 49 | 47 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Gambling | 1 | Too few for a rate: the count is under 20. | 0.1 | ||||
| Other Group A offenses | 391 | 364 | 583 | 640 | 636 | 73 | 84 |
| Manslaughter by negligence (not in the total) | 12 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Human trafficking (not in the total) | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Offenses agencies in Tulsa County reported to the FBI in incident detail (NIBRS), each year, the second table by the arrest class each offense falls in. Per 100k: offenses per 100,000 people the reporting agencies police, 2021 to 2025 added together, beside Oklahoma's rate over the same years. Agencies that reported part of a year are counted with their people, as the state's rates count them. – means too few for a rate: the count is under 20.
Source: FBI NIBRS national master files, each agency's offenses and the FBI's population for it. Oklahoma: the crime index: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CrimeDB's chosen value per year (the state page's figures); outside it: FBI NIBRS, agencies that sent incident detail.