22% Gene Perry // April 6, 2018 // Updated: April 6, 2018 Number of the Day How much violent crime rates have decreased in Oklahoma City since 1980. Source: The Marshall Project Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.