City of Tulsa Releases “2025 Wrapped”

12/31/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, the City of Tulsa is taking a look back at some of the data and milestones that helped shape the year.

While not exhaustive, there were plenty of moments (highlighted below) that defined the year. We’re thankful for all of the departments and leaders across the City of Tulsa for their work.

So, without further ado, here’s the City of Tulsa’s unofficial “2025 Wrapped”:

Animals

• Most interesting animals we saw this year at the shelter: Snake, pig, Iguana, and a ferret  
• Number of animals that we served: 8,865+
• Adoptions: 4,606+ (+8% increase from last year)
• Transferred to Rescue / Other Group: 1,435+ (31% increase from last year)
• Euthanasia: 1,589 (27% decrease from last year)
• Save Rate: 79.51% (up 6% from last year / up 13% from two years ago)
• In 2025, the shelter launched a new Spay/Neuter voucher program, allowing those cited for spay/neuter violations to receive a deeply discounted voucher in lieu of fines and fees
• The shelter also launched a pet microchipping program at all Tulsa Fire stations where residents can take lost pets and see if they can identify an owner
• The shelter also recently launched its Lost Pets Map, allowing Tulsans to report lost pets online 

Digital & Online Engagement

• 4.9 million+ visitors to www.cityoftulsa.org 
• Top visited pages include: Utilities, Animal Adoptions, Waterline Breakboard, Jobs
• Most Shared Social Post: SNAP/Federal Worker Assistance
• Most Awkward Social Post: OKC Monopoly using Tulsa’s Skyline

Tulsa Parks

• Completed 79 new projects (including 17 playgrounds, 21 sports courts, ADA improvements, and other facility upgrades)
• 46 projects currently under construction, with 28 others in the design phase
• Planted more than 700 trees across 18 parks
• Disposed of 60,000 tons of waste this year from the Parks system
• Planted more than 7,100 plants in the spring, and 7,100 pansy/violas and 14,500 bulbs this fall
• Processed nearly 54,000 work orders across the Parks system
• Registered 6,403 new memberships
• Received 644 Youth soccer registrations
• Processed 321 scholarship applications
• Hosted 40 Special Events
• Served 2,100 campers

Streets & Transportation

• Filled more than 102,000 potholes
• Started multiple major street projects, including the widening of 91st from Memorial to Mingo, and the complete rehabilitation of Gilcrease Museum Road near the soon-to-be-opened Gilcrease Museum
• Completed multiple other arterial and non-arterial asphalt mill, patch and overlay projects totaling 15.84 lane miles
• Completed 22.22 lane miles of arterial and non-arterial microsurfacing and crack-sealing projects and four lane miles of concrete street maintenance projects
• Completed 1,542 square yards of sidewalks and 21 ADA ramp installation projects

Neighborhoods

• Launched Neighborhood Academy and graduated its first class – resulting in record enrollment and interest in Tulsans wanting to be more involved in their neighborhoods
• Empowered three select Tulsa neighborhoods through the new Neighborhood Conditions Index (NCI) pilot program to use data-driven action plans to secure targeted City services
• Launched the start of neighborhood revitalization projects as part of Improve Our Tulsa 3, with investments totaling $15 million across 12 neighborhood areas
• Collected more than 462,000 pounds of household pollutants at the Household Pollutant Collection Facility

Public Safety

• Fostered a decrease in crime across ALL categories from last year (Tulsa Police)
• Responded to 696 house fire calls, 313 apartment fire calls, 232 building fire calls, and 235 dumpster fire calls (Tulsa Fire Department data represents calls only, not severity)
• Graduated two new police academies and started a third
• Graduated two new fire academies and started a third
• Fully staffed Tulsa’s 911 center
• Launched the 911 COPES integration, diverting thousands of 911 calls away from first responders and into the hands of trained mental health professionals
• Expanded the Tulsa Fire Department’s Alternative Response Team 2 (ART-2), which now serves Downtown Tulsa seven days a week and serves the unhoused and those in mental health crises

Customer Care

• Handled more than 300,000 interactions with Tulsans in 2025
• Handled more than 200,000 calls about customer utilities
• Responded to more than 30,000 emails to tulsa311@cityoftulsa.org 

Water

• Received a clean bill of health from the 2025 Water Quality Report, showing yet again that the City continues to not only meet, but exceed state and federal water quality standards
• Helped nearly 400 SNAP recipients/federal workers keep their water on following a disruption in benefits/work
• Continued work on the True Reads project, having now inspected more than 34,000 service lines and replaced nearly 32,000 water meters with automated water meters since the project launched

Resilience

• Launched Legacy Planning Services as part of a new suite of services offered by the Tulsa Financial Empowerment Center
• Successfully held the Equality Indicators Summit, which gave participants hands-on experience with the Equality Indicators report to further make data-informed decisions
• Continued to support Tulsa’s Title V Commissions, as well as naturalization ceremonies at City Hall

Municipal Court

• Increased court appearance rates by more than 10% from the previous year – a testament to the embedding of a case worker at the courthouse and increased community engagement efforts that have increased public trust

Homelessness

• Launched Safe Move Tulsa, resulting in 55 housed in record time, along with three permanently decommissioned encampments that will not return
• Opened Tulsa’s first Winter Weather Shelter at BeHeard Movement
• Closed on the formal Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Center building for the purpose of opening a low-barrier shelter in the year ahead

Housing

• Launched the Housing Unit Tracker to track the City’s housing progress: www.cityoftulsa.org/housing
• Launched the Housing Acceleration Team, resulting in the successful fast track of a large multi-family housing project, the Hilltop Apartments, and paving the way for additional success with other projects
• In line with the 3H Task Force Path to Home Recommendations, a fund administrator was selected for some of the $75 million in housing funds that Tulsans passed through Improve Our Tulsa 3 – ultimately leading to the announcement of the Tulsa Housing Impact Fund to invest in the projects that will help Tulsa meet its housing needs  

Tribal Relations

• Reaffirmed the City’s commitment to working along with Tulsa’s tribal nations
• Reached a historic agreement with the Muscogee Nation in lieu of ongoing litigation
• Returned Stickball Park and Council Oak Park to the Muscogee Nation

Children, Youth, and Families

• Launched the City’s first Office of Children, Youth, and Families to put 15,000 children on a path to economic mobility and thriving by 2030
• Launched Tulsa Children’s Cabinet, bringing together 36 leaders from government, schools, nonprofits, and tribal nations to guide this work
• Built a first-of-its-kind tool that tracks public and private dollars invested in Tulsa’s children and youth.
• Established a coordinated effort bringing together partners across early childhood, Pre-K–12, youth workforce, health, housing, and public safety

Public Health

• Launched the City’s first Office of Public Health and Well-being
• Raised more than $17 million to support public health initiatives in the months and years ahead

Economic Development

• Celebrated more than $1.7 billion in capital investment in Tulsa throughout the year
• Established three new Tax Increment Finance Districts (TIFs) to pave the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, bringing with them more than 1,500 much-needed housing units and revitalized spaces for businesses to grow