Tulsa, Oklahoma Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Crime rate=== {{Infobox UCR |city_name= Tulsa |year= 2017 |homicide= 17.29 |rape= 104.48 |robbery= 238.10 |aggravated_assault= 680.96 |violent_crime= 1,040.83 |burglary= 1,376.75 |larceny_theft= 3,224.26 |motor_vehicle_theft= 854.60 |arson= 35.57 |property_crime= 5,455.61 |source_url= https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-8/table-8-state-cuts/oklahoma.xls |source_name= 2017 FBI UCR Data |notes= 2017 population: 404,868 }} Tulsa experienced elevated levels of gang violence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when [[Crack Cocaine|crack cocaine]] flooded neighborhoods in North Tulsa. Tulsa gang problems became noticeable after an outbreak of gang-related crime between 1980 and 1983, which was traced to the Crips, a local gang which had been founded by two brothers whose family had recently moved to Oklahoma from [[Compton, California|Compton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/05/us/wider-pattern-of-gang-violence-seen.html?pagewanted=all |title=Wider Pattern Of Gang Violence Seen |work=The New York Times |date=November 5, 1986 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> In 1986, gang graffiti started to show up on walls and drive-by shootings started occurring on late nights.<ref>{{cite web|author=Griff Palmer |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1986/08/17/street-gang-rumors-surface-in-tulsa/62717757007/ |title=Street Gang Rumors Surface in Tulsa |work=The Oklahoman |date=August 17, 1986 |access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> In 1990 the city hit a record of 60 homicides, the highest since the 1981 peak.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Barker |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/city-homicide-mark-lives-on-deaths-in-short-of-record/article_e993ebab-cfa7-531d-8a95-f3d01228cfbb.html |title=City Homicide Mark Lives On |work=tulsaworld.com |date=January 2, 1991 |access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> North Tulsa has the highest crime rate in the city, with public housing projects being the most heavily affected areas.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Casteel |url= https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1991/07/07/tulsa-housing-projects-symbols-of-scandals/62523211007/ |title=Tulsa Housing Projects Symbols of Scandals |work=The Oklahoman |date=July 7, 1991 |access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony Thornton |url= https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1988/12/11/tenants-of-tulsa-complex-fear-thought-of-relocating/62630416007/ |title=Tenants of Tulsa Complex Fear Thought of Relocating |work=The Oklahoman |date=December 11, 1988 |access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> On June 1, 2022, a [[Warren Clinic shooting|mass shooting]] occurred in a medical center, killing at least 4 people, including the perpetrator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 killed in shooting at medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma; suspected shooter dead, police say |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/3-killed-in-shooting-at-medical-building-in-tulsa-oklahoma-suspected-shooter-dead-authorities-say/ar-AAXYW6h |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=MSN}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page