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Tulsa breaks record in 2016 with 72 homicides; Map shows location, information

Posted at 9:20 AM, Dec 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-02 11:09:14-05

TULSA - The city broke a record no one wanted.

Police were called early Friday morning to investigate the 72nd homicide in Tulsa this year. That number breaks the record of 71 previously set in 2009.

Police have a suspect in custody from this latest homicide, and according to Tulsa Police Department, 65 of the 71 other cases are closed. Nine percent are still open investigations.

WHERE HAVE THE HOMICIDES HAPPENED?

Click on a marker to read more about each homicide; who was killed, what happened and our coverage of the situation. Some of the markers include limited information.

PREVIOUS YEARS (Source: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations)

2015 - 58
2014 - 46
2013 - 66
2012 - 42
2011 - 50
2010 - 58
2009 - 71
2008 - 50
2007 - 55
2006 - 53
2005 - 58
2004 - 48
2003 - 61
2002 - 26
2001 - 34
2000 - 33

RELATED STORY: Tulsa's 2015 murder rate highest among 10 largest cities in Oklahoma, higher than national average.

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