45% Gene Perry // January 16, 2019 // Updated: January 16, 2019 Number of the Day Percentage increase in the suicide rate in Oklahoma from 2009 to 2016 [Source: NewsOK] 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.