797 Gun Deaths in Oklahoma
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
240
HOMICIDES
539
SUICIDES
18
OTHER
47
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate has increased 20% from 2013 to 2022. This is mainly due to a high suicide rate which has increased 17% over the past decade.
Oklahoma had the 7th highest gun suicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 in 2022.
In 2021, there were at least 113 domestic violence-related homicides in Oklahoma. 65% were by firearm.
48% of all gun homicides in 2022 occurred in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties.
An average of one person killed every eleven hours.
Gun violence costs Oklahomans more than $8.5 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Oklahoma
5X
Males were five times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
6X
Black people were six times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
12x
Young Black males ages 15-34 were nearly 12 times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts in 2022. Although they make up just over 1% of the population, Black males ages 15-34 accounted for 16% of gun homicides.
3x
American Indian/Alaska Native people were three times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts.
Firearm Suicide in Oklahoma
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females.
49%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 18% of the population in Oklahoma but nearly half (49%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
41%
41% of people in gun suicide deaths were over the age of 54.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides & suicides.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2022; & WISQARS. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2021-2022
