3 to 1 Gene Perry // September 29, 2014 // Updated: September 29, 2014 Number of the Day How much suicide deaths in Oklahoma outnumber homicides. Source: State of the State’s Health 2014. 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.