Search the Tulsa World database for homicides from 1989 to present in the city of Tulsa. Each record includes the name of the victim and other information about each crime, including cause, status of the case and location.


See a density map of where the homicides have happened.



  507 slain
A Tulsa World investigation shows the human toll of the more than 500 homicides in the city from 1998 through 2007 and documents the pace of killings during the last decade. Read more
     
  In his own words
Homicide Unit Sgt. Mike Huff, who has investigated killings in Tulsa since 1980, shares his insight into homicide investigations in a Q and A with the Tulsa World. Read more
     
  In their memory
Families of homicide victims share the variety of ways they keep their memories alive. Read more
     
  Homicide hot spots
A map pinpointing the more than 500 homicides in Tulsa from 1998 through 2007 shows areas across the city where many of those deaths were concentrated, but many neighborhoods are working with police to prevent further violence. Read more
 


  Tulsa's homicides in 2008
The pace of homicides this year has slowed considerably compared to previous years and police say recent crackdowns seem to be working. Read more
     
  Helping families cope
In 26 years in the Tulsa Police and Fire Chaplaincy Corps, Danny Lynchard has notified more than 1,000 families of the death of a loved one from homicide and other unexpected causes. Read more
     

Watch the stories of how eight families were affected by homicide.




This report was compiled using information from the Medical Examiner's Office, the Oklahoma State Health Department, the Tulsa Police Department, court records and obituaries. Numbers may differ slightly from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report and historical year-end totals due to delayed deaths that resulted from violence and Medical Examiner's reports that were still pending at year's end. The World will add cases as they become available.


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