A Look at the Numbers

Murrah Building Bombing – A Look at Numbers

* 168 People Killed
* 19 Children Killed
* 1 Rescuer Killed (Rebecca Anderson)
* 850 People Injured
* 85 Rescuers Suffered Minor Injuries
* 30 Children Orphaned
* 219 Children Lost at Least One Parent
* 462 People Left Homeless
* 7,000 People Left Without a Workplace
* 12,384 Volunteers and Rescue Workers Participated in Rescue, Recovery and Support.
* 387,000 Estimated number of people in Oklahoma City who knew someone killed or injured in the bombing (more than a third of the population).
* 190,000 Estimated people in Oklahoma City who attended funerals for bombing victims (19% of the population).
* 168 children eligible for scholarship money from bombing funds raised by Governor Frank Keating, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and Federal Employees . . . $8.9 million.
* 123 Children have already received scholarship money. Over 300 Buildings Were Damaged or Destroyed More Than 1000 People Survived

Locations of Deaths and Injuries

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

(361 total occupants on April 19, 1995)
163 deaths
118 workers
15 children in Day Care
4 children visitors
26 adult visitors
166 injured

Journal Record Building

(303 total occupants on April 19, 1995)
0 deaths
126 injured

YMCA Building

(164 total occupants on April 19, 1995)
0 deaths
77 injured

Water Resources Board Building

(65 total occupants on April 19, 1995)
2 deaths
39 injured

Athenian Building

(5 total occupants on April 19, 1995)
1 death
4 injured

Outside near the blast

1 death
167 injuries occurred in other buildings near the blast
60 injuries occurred out of doors

Search & Rescue Operation

1 death

Government Employees

98 of those killed and 140 injured were federal government employees 3 of those killed and 126 injured were state government employees

*Source of information was City of Oklahoma City Final Report