How many traffic fatalities occurred in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?

Tulsa County recorded 637 total traffic fatalities across 595 reported crashes over the data period (2016-2023). The most recent year saw 105 fatalities. The county averages approximately 70.8 fatalities per year.

What is the leading cause of road fatalities in Tulsa County?

Despite a comparatively active crash history (595 recorded crashes), individual cause-code breakdowns are not published for Tulsa County in the current FARS release. Statewide data for Oklahoma may provide additional context.

Is the trend of road fatalities in Tulsa County increasing or decreasing?

The trend in Tulsa County is increasing. This indicates that traffic fatalities have risen over the data period, warranting attention to road safety initiatives.

What is the fatality rate per capita in Tulsa County?

Tulsa County has a fatality rate of 15.4 per 100,000 residents, which places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure among the 3,137 U.S. counties in this dataset.

How does Tulsa County compare to the rest of Oklahoma?

Tulsa County's per-capita rate of 15.4 per 100,000 residents is below the Oklahoma county average of 25.2. Visit the Oklahoma state page for the full county-by-county breakdown.

Where does the road fatality data for Tulsa County come from?

All road fatality data comes from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of fatal motor vehicle crashes on public roads in the United States. FARS data covers the period 2016-2023 and includes all crashes resulting in at least one fatality within 30 days.

COUNTY FATALITY DATA

Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Road fatality data for Tulsa County (OK). Data period: 2016-2023.

Compiled by PlainRoadSafety · August 9, 2026

637
Total Fatalities (2016-2023): 105
Latest Year Deaths: 15.4
Per 100k Residents: Increasing
Trend

The verdict

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Tulsa County ranks #1,228 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #43 of 56 rated counties in OK. Tulsa County's fatality rate of 15.4 per 100,000 residents places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure.

#1,228 of 2,328
national by fatality rate: #43 of 56
in OK by rate: 52%
of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita: Increasing
fatality trend

Highway fatality milepost

Milepost TULSA-143 · Tulsa 15.4/100k · #1,228 of 2,328

Tulsa County · 15.4/100k · increasing · cause n/a

MILE 15.4/100k
POST #1,228 of 2,328
BAND 637 book
VOL Increasing
AVG near Cumberland
YOY -38.8% vs OK

Stamps derive from this county's NHTSA FARS row (per-100k or book, corpus rank, trend, nationwide peer NAME, vs-state gap), not a trip-risk forecast. PlainRoadSafety is informational only. See our disclaimer. Verify with NHTSA FARS → · Read with methodology → · Understanding road fatality data → · Oklahoma state profile →

Lexington

15
Fayette

15
Tulsa

15
Cumberland

15
Stanislaus

16

What this shows Tulsa County sits among nearest nationwide per-capita peers.

How does Tulsa County compare?

2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.

Compare with

Tulsa County

15.4 per 100k

Oklahoma county average

25.2 per 100k

Tulsa County is 39% safer than the comparison

2023 road deaths from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System over population from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023). Rates shown for counties with 10,000+ residents and a 2023 FARS record.

Among the 15 rated counties in Oklahoma, Tulsa County ranks 15 for per-capita risk, below the state's own per-capita average of 25.2 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure. The gap between Tulsa County's rate and the state average is 9.8 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Seminole County, at 29.7 per 100,000 (a difference of 14.3). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Love County (106.8), Choctaw County (70.0), Beckham County (54.4), McCurtain County (52.2), Ottawa County (42.9), Lincoln County (40.5), Texas County (39.3), Pawnee County (37.8), Osage County (34.7), Atoka County (34.4), Kingfisher County (32.3), Payne County (31.2), Caddo County (30.5), Seminole County (29.7).

Tulsa County's rate vs. every rated U.S. county

Deaths per 100,000 residents -- counties with 10,000+ people, NHTSA FARS over Census population

15 Lower than most a lower per-capita rate than 52% of 2,328 rated counties

rated U.S. counties, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NHTSA FARS over U.S. Census Bureau population estimates · 2026-08-09

Tulsa County's rate vs. the Oklahoma state average

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) This information is for research and informational purposes only

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Counties with similar FARS profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Tulsa County. Same-state rate comparisons stay in the chart above; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state counties with population at least 250,000.

Similar per-capita fatality rate

Nearest counties by deaths per 100,000 residents (15.4 here), outside Oklahoma.

Cumberland County 15.4 /100k · NC Fayette County 15.3 /100k · KY Stanislaus County 15.6 /100k · CA Lexington County 15.2 /100k · SC

Similar fatality volume

Nearest counties by recorded FARS deaths (637 here), excluding the rate-peer set.

Tulare County 646 deaths · CA Pierce County 627 deaths · WA Wake County 625 deaths · NC Mobile County 612 deaths · AL

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Source and method. PlainRoadSafety is rendered directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). PlainRoadSafety aggregates published FARS records and does not invent a fatality count the census does not report. County figures are computed directly from NHTSA FARS census data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our Editorial & Corrections Policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or Report a correction. Data current as of October 2024.