Tulsa Oklahoma

Tulsa has experienced a surge in homicides tied to the city's role as a distribution hub for methamphetamine and other drugs flowing through Oklahoma's interstate corridor. The violence is concentrated in north Tulsa — a historically Black neighborhood that has seen decades of economic disinvestment and racial segregation — and in parts of the city's East Side. Oklahoma's permissive gun laws, including permitless carry, have made firearms ubiquitous in a city that has struggled to reduce its murder rate. Tulsa gained national attention with the 2022 mass shooting at a hospital that left four people dead, and the 2023 murder of a 6-year-old boy by his mother's boyfriend. FBI UCR data powers The Murder Channel's Tulsa homicide tracker.

Tulsa, Oklahoma has recorded 14 homicides over the tracked period, with 15 victims identified.. The city ranks #313 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 7% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 1 of those incidents.

Detailed weapon and circumstance data continues to be analyzed by law enforcement agencies in the area.

Tulsa's homicide rate is 82% below the average for tracked U.S. cities, based on FBI UCR data. 7 cases remain under investigation. See also our Oklahoma state homicide data page for broader context. The Tulsa metropolitan area continues to be monitored as part of the national homicide tracking effort.