Oklahoma has more to worry about than tornadoes; they are the 38th least safest state in the country.
Seriously, folks, this is saying something because Oklahoma gets more tornadoes per square mile than any other place on the planet. So what's a person to do when navigating the "grey" areas of Oklahoma in search of the state's safest places? Consult HomeSnacks' list of Oklahoma's safest places for 2026 is what you should do. We've narrowed the places in Oklahoma to the state's top ten safest places.
How did we do it? We consulted the crime numbers from the FBI for 75 cities in Oklahoma. We looked at important factors like property crimes and violent crimes per capita for every place with over 5,000 residents.
We also discovered that there are safe places for every stage of life and every budget. For instance, Stillwater is super safe for singles, Yukon is great for families, and for those looking to retire, you should definitely give Choctaw a look.
Want to know more? We suggest you read on.
75 violent / 237 property per 100k
Welcome to Piedmont, the safest place to live in Oklahoma for 2026 according to the most recent FBI data.
The town of almost 8,000 has some of the lowest violent and property crime rates in Oklahoma. And that doesn't quite explain how safe of a place it is to live. There were 0 murders and 0 robberies. It's like everyone town is a stereotypical alter boy who doesn't even know the concept of sin.
Located in the center of the state, Piedmont is a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
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42 violent / 408 property per 100k
Weatherford, nestled in Custer County, ranks as the second safest place in top ten safest places to live in Oklahoma.
Originating from the Cheyenne-Arapaho Opening period and later incorporated on land selected by Beeks Erick, the city has achieved remarkably low crime rates, with only 5 violent incidents and 0 murders in the last reporting year. Holding firm at safest lowest in the state for violent offenses, Weatherford also demonstrates a low overall crime rate.
Whether you're looking to move or not, Weatherford should be on your radar.
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102 violent / 408 property per 100k
And next on our list of the top ten safest places to live in Oklahoma for 2026 goes to Verdigris.
Verdigris, found along Highway 66, squeaked past our 5,000-person threshold to lock down the 3 spot.
The crime per capita rates of 102/100k people for violence and 408/100k people for property crimes reflect a strong law enforcement presence in Verdigris.
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115 violent / 379 property per 100k
In Grady County, the city of Tuttle stands out as the fourth safest city in the state, with impressive crime statistics, including a 114/100k people violent crime rate. With 0 murder cases and few incidents of rape and aggravated assault, it exemplifies public safety.
Tuttle's past as a farming and ranching center connected to the Chickasaw Nation has evolved into its present status as part of the economically vibrant "Tri-City Area". This combines with a property crime rate of 33 per capita that places it second safest in property safety statewide. Soon enough everyone will want to move to Tuttle.
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92 violent / 748 property per 100k
The first Tulsa suburb to make the list of safest places in Oklahoma, Collinsville offers low violent crime rates in an effort to breaking into the top ten safest places.
This year is the second time Collinsville broke into our top ten as it stood just outside the past several years before that, but the third safest violent crime rate in the state will get you on the fast track into the top ten.
The town is a close knit community that offers up at least three great sites to learn more about what's like to live there including collinsville-ok.com and cvilleok.com. And any town that goes by CVille is A OK in my book.
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111 violent / 686 property per 100k
They say crime doesn't pay, but you do have to pay to live in the sixth safest city in Oklahoma, Blanchard.
While property crime is super low, violent crime rates are even lower. But the price of admission is kinda high as Blanchard also ranks as the sixth richest city in the state with median home values that push $186,000 -- which is high for Oklahoma.
Another Oklahoma City burb, Blanchard residents earn a cool $70,000 a year which makes that price tag we mentioned earlier actually quite affordable.
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139 violent / 667 property per 100k
Unlike the wild mustangs that conjure up images of reckless abandon, this Mustang is a beacon of stability and safety -- it's the seventh safest town in OK.
What really stands out for this Oklahoma City burb is the property crime rate -- the second best in the state and only a tic above the much smaller Piedmont up top.
That safety and stability leads to our SnackAbility score of 9 / 10 which places it in the top 15% of cities in the country to live and helped earn it a top spot for raising a family in Oklahoma.
Sounds like my kind of town.
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152 violent / 573 property per 100k
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126 violent / 835 property per 100k
Coming in ninth out of the top ten safest places in Oklahoma is Newcastle, a happening city in central Oklahoma.
While property crime rates are a little high for a place in the top ten, they are still better than average. But Newcastle stands out in the violent crime department, where it has the ninth safest lowest rate in the state. There were 1 murders here last year and 0 robberies.
That means you can walk the streets at midnight without worrying about strange figures jumping out of the shadows. Or, a good overall place to call home in Oklahoma.
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159 violent / 698 property per 100k
A southern suburb of Tulsa, Bixby rounds out our list as the tenth safest place in Oklahoma. Bixby already got the Homesnacks stamp of approval with its ranking as the third best place to live in Oklahoma for 2019. Part of that review was based on Bixby's stellar safety numbers. With respectably low rates of both violent and property crime, you won't have to worry about ruffians ruffling your feathers at Charley Young Event Park.
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Oklahoma's statewide median. Lower is safer.
Oklahoma statewide median: 267
Oklahoma statewide median: 1,750
Oklahoma statewide median: 1
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Methodology: How we calculated the safest cities in Oklahoma for 2026
While there are surveys and public polls on what cities in Oklahoma are the safest, we wanted to rely on something other than speculation and opinion. Instead, we looked at the hard numbers from the FBI's most recent crime report in Oklahoma.
Specifically, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, which summarizes the number of property and violent crimes in each city annually. We used two criteria:
- Violent crimes per capita (murders, assaults, rapes, armed robberies)
- Property crimes per capita (thefts, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts)
For example, there were 29 crimes committed in Piedmont, with a reported population of 9,293. That means the number of crimes per capita is 0.0031, which translates into a 1 in 320 chance of being the victim of a crime.
We only looked at Oklahoma cities that have populations of more than 5,000. This filter left us with 75 of the biggest cities in Oklahoma to rank.
We ranked each city for each criterion from 1 to 75 where 1 in any particular category is the safest.
Next, we averaged each place's two criteria to create a Safety Index. We crowned the place with the lowest overall Safety Score, "The Safest Place In Oklahoma," with any ties going to the bigger city.
The safest city in Oklahoma, based on our criteria, is Piedmont. The most dangerous city in Oklahoma? Tulsa, where residents had a 1 in 21 chance of being the victim of a crime.
This article has been update for 2026. This report marks our eleventh time ranking the safest places to live in Oklahoma. All the data comes from the FBI's Crime In The USA 2024 report.
Summary
Summary: The Safest Cities In The Sooner State
Looking at the data, you can tell that Piedmont is as safe as they come in Oklahoma, according to science and data.
But as most Oklahoma residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So just make sure you're informed ahead of time.
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Where Are The Safest Cities In Oklahoma For 2026?
Click any column to sort. All 75 ranked Oklahoma cities.
| Rank | City | Population | Violent / 100k | Property / 100k | Murders / 100k | Murders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedmont, OK | 9,293 | 75 | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Weatherford, OK | 12,009 | 41 | 408 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Verdigris, OK | 5,879 | 102 | 408 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tuttle, OK | 8,714 | 114 | 378 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Collinsville, OK | 9,763 | 92 | 747 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Blanchard, OK | 9,919 | 110 | 685 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mustang, OK | 24,424 | 139 | 667 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Coweta, OK | 11,170 | 152 | 572 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Newcastle, OK | 15,096 | 125 | 834 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Bixby, OK | 31,380 | 159 | 697 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jenks, OK | 28,063 | 149 | 1,154 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Owasso, OK | 42,134 | 123 | 1,409 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Glenpool, OK | 14,568 | 109 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Harrah, OK | 6,615 | 181 | 1,118 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Yukon, OK | 27,315 | 168 | 1,186 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Edmond, OK | 99,249 | 165 | 1,356 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Guymon, OK | 12,090 | 198 | 1,017 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Noble, OK | 7,989 | 187 | 1,051 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Choctaw, OK | 12,253 | 171 | 1,207 | 16 | 2 |
| 20 | Elk City, OK | 11,201 | 223 | 1,035 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Sapulpa, OK | 23,322 | 184 | 1,393 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Lone Grove, OK | 5,252 | 266 | 856 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Broken Arrow, OK | 121,004 | 223 | 1,200 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | El Reno, OK | 19,965 | 205 | 1,357 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Guthrie, OK | 11,609 | 163 | 1,671 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Moore, OK | 63,609 | 190 | 1,512 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Stillwater, OK | 49,910 | 182 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Vinita, OK | 5,349 | 168 | 1,906 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Idabel, OK | 6,966 | 157 | 2,124 | 14 | 1 |
| 30 | Bethany, OK | 20,221 | 207 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Catoosa, OK | 7,544 | 212 | 1,537 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Skiatook, OK | 8,861 | 293 | 1,128 | 11 | 1 |
| 33 | Woodward, OK | 11,641 | 283 | 1,417 | 17 | 2 |
| 34 | Altus, OK | 18,613 | 290 | 1,445 | 10 | 2 |
| 35 | Henryetta, OK | 5,604 | 392 | 1,106 | 35 | 2 |
| 36 | Holdenville, OK | 5,917 | 270 | 1,521 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Tecumseh, OK | 6,344 | 252 | 1,749 | 31 | 2 |
| 38 | Purcell, OK | 6,938 | 245 | 2,061 | 14 | 1 |
| 39 | Tahlequah, OK | 17,037 | 181 | 2,295 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Claremore, OK | 20,645 | 290 | 1,622 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | The Village, OK | 9,302 | 258 | 2,203 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Chickasha, OK | 16,979 | 312 | 1,849 | 5 | 1 |
| 43 | Pauls Valley, OK | 6,059 | 247 | 2,294 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Clinton, OK | 8,345 | 455 | 1,485 | 11 | 1 |
| 45 | Norman, OK | 130,681 | 260 | 2,266 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Hugo, OK | 5,200 | 269 | 2,211 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Midwest City, OK | 57,961 | 346 | 2,080 | 6 | 4 |
| 48 | Duncan, OK | 23,345 | 351 | 2,073 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Sand Springs, OK | 20,133 | 243 | 2,761 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Bartlesville, OK | 38,361 | 367 | 2,124 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Cushing, OK | 8,416 | 273 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Seminole, OK | 7,308 | 369 | 2,162 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Ada, OK | 16,655 | 468 | 1,927 | 6 | 1 |
| 54 | Kingfisher, OK | 5,102 | 548 | 1,666 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Blackwell, OK | 6,073 | 444 | 2,140 | 16 | 1 |
| 56 | Durant, OK | 20,850 | 268 | 3,107 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Wagoner, OK | 8,630 | 428 | 2,247 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Mcalester, OK | 18,134 | 369 | 2,371 | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | Pryor Creek, OK | 9,697 | 433 | 2,248 | 30 | 3 |
| 60 | Poteau, OK | 9,161 | 294 | 2,936 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Grove, OK | 7,409 | 296 | 3,036 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Enid, OK | 50,382 | 537 | 2,383 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Shawnee, OK | 31,966 | 500 | 2,843 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Ponca City, OK | 24,286 | 576 | 2,503 | 8 | 2 |
| 65 | Miami, OK | 12,836 | 514 | 2,866 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Warr Acres, OK | 10,482 | 381 | 3,463 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Okmulgee, OK | 11,405 | 394 | 3,217 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Anadarko, OK | 5,449 | 605 | 2,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Lawton, OK | 90,209 | 820 | 2,652 | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Oklahoma City, OK | 709,456 | 676 | 2,893 | 10 | 73 |
| 71 | Sallisaw, OK | 8,688 | 506 | 3,153 | 11 | 1 |
| 72 | Del City, OK | 21,151 | 524 | 3,148 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Muskogee, OK | 36,898 | 986 | 2,948 | 10 | 4 |
| 74 | Ardmore, OK | 24,886 | 1,141 | 3,106 | 8 | 2 |
| 75 | Tulsa, OK | 411,310 | 941 | 3,627 | 9 | 39 |
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