Friday, November 1, 2019

The percentage total reported crime declined in Oklahoma between 2009 and 2018.

[Source: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation]

See previous Numbers of the Day here.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Total number of LGBTQ+ adult Oklahomans – 3.8% of the adult population of the state

[Source: Movement Advancement Project]

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Total Oklahoma medical marijuana license revenue in the month of September 2019

[Source: OklahomaState.OpenGov.com]

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Percent change in average tuition at public, four-year colleges in Oklahoma.

[Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]

See previous Numbers of the Day here.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Unemployed Oklahomans for every job opening in June 2019. Ten years ago there were 3.9 unemployed for every opening.

[Source: Pew Charitable Trusts]

Friday, October 25, 2019

National percentage of households with an elderly member who would lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance under proposed administration rules to restrict eligibility.

[Source: Bipartisan Policy Center]

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Funded ratio of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System as of June 30, 2019, indicating the plan had virtually all the funding it needed to pay all future retirement payments earned as of that day.

[Source: Oklahoma Public Employees Association]

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Number of children in foster care in Oklahoma (2017)

[Source: KIDS COUNT]

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The accumulated state budget savings since 2001 due to a 64 percent decline in youth detention costs.

[Source: Open Justice Oklahoma]

Monday, October 21, 2019

Median length of prison stay for property-related crimes in Oklahoma, compared to the national average of 13 months

[Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics]