Tulsa police say the city’s homicide rate per capita is down this year — but it’s still large enough to potentially place Tulsa among the highest cities nationwide.
A recent article from Freedom for All Americans ranked Tulsa fifteenth among U.S. cities with the highest murder rates per capita. According to the Tulsa Police Department, that ranking isn’t accurate.
“People shouldn’t get lax about it,” said Captain Richard Meulenberg with TPD. “They should be aware about what’s happening in their community. But the numbers support the fact that crime, violent crime is down not only here but across the country.”…