Oklahoma

State Overview

State Summary

Oklahoma does have domestic violence legislation that includes same-sex romantic relationships. Currently, the state is testing the State Incident-Based Reporting System (SIBRS) and roughly half of the state law enforcement agencies are submitting data. The system is very similar to NIBRS, with the exception that a separate domestic violence code is available under report type. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), which developed SIBRS, also collects additional identifying information for victims, such as date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, marital status, driver's license number, and social security number. These additional data elements are also collected for suspects/arrestees, as well as information about employment/occupation and gang or tribe affiliation. Vehicle information is also captured, including type, tag number, year, VIN, make, model, style, and color. The OSBI also maintains a separate data collection system for domestic violence incidents reported by agencies not currently reporting SIBRS data. Summary counts of domestic violence incidents are submitted monthly on a standardized form. All data are available upon request.

The Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center maintains the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board database, which includes information since 1998. All 77 counties report data to the Center on an annual basis. When funding is available, the Center also surveys court clerks, sheriffs, and police chiefs to determine the number of protective orders filed each year. All of the data are published in annual reports.

The Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault does not collect any information from state service providers. This information had previously been collected by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Each domestic violence and sexual assault program funded by the Attorney General's Office collects information on client demographics and the services provided using a standard client intake form.

State Projects

• Domestic Violence in the African American Community

As part of the Safe Havens initiative funded through the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women, Rainbow Research is working with the Institute for Domestic Violence in the African American Community to explore the extent to which African Americans, Native Americans and other people of color utilize supervised visitation programs in four distinct communities—Anadarko, OK; New Orleans, LA; Queens, NY and Zuni, NM—as well as review the culturally appropriate practices of these programs.
• President's Family Justice Center Initiative
  The PFJCI is a pilot program administered by the Office on Violence Against Women that has awarded more than $20 million to 15 communities across the country for the planning, development, and establishment of comprehensive domestic violence victim service and support centers. The goal of the PFJCI is to make a victim's search for help and justice more efficient and effective by bringing professionals who provide an array of services together under one roof. One of the first centers, the Ann Patterson Dooley Family Safety Center, provides services from a variety of on-site partners.

Available Reports

General Crime Statistics

• Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. (Annual). Crime in Oklahoma.

Domestic Violence

• Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. (2004).  Annual report.
• Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center. (2003).  Domestic violence homicide: A multi-disciplinary analysis by the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.
• Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center. (2002).  Murder in Oklahoma: Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board annual report.

Sexual Assault

• Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center. (2006).  Overview of sexual violence statistics: Report to the Oklahoma Task Force to Stop Sexual Violence.
• Hensley, C., Tewksbury, R., and Castle, T. (2003). Characteristics of prison sexual assault targets in male Oklahoma correctional facilities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18 (6), 595 - 606.

Sample Data Collection Forms

The Oklahoma SBI collects data from incident-based agencies using a standard incident report; summary agencies submit the Domestic Abuse Report:

•  Oklahoma Uniform Incident/Offense Report
•  Oklahoma Domestic Abuse Report

The Criminal Justice Resource Center collects law enforcement information based on this codebook:

•  Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board Codebook

The Criminal Justice Resource Center collects protective order information from law enforcement and courts using this survey:

•  Protective Order Surveys

The Attorney General Office collects service provider data using this form:

•  Client Data Core
•  Client Data Core Codes

The District Attorneys Council collects victim information using this form:

• Official Claim Form

Available Data

Domestic Violence

• Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center. (2004).  2004 Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board Data.
• Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. (Annual). Data Book: Domestic Violence Totals by Agency Type.
• Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. (Annual). Health Information Integrated Query System.

Sexual Assault

• Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. (Annual). Health Information Integrated Query System.

Links to State Agencies and Resources

• Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center
• Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
• Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
• Attorney General's Office
• District Attorneys Council
• Ann Patterson Dooley Family Safety Center
• Oklahoma Native American Domestic Violence Coalition