Volunteering City

Oklahoma City has an average annual volunteer rate of 32.1%, with 324,000 volunteers serving 41.1 million hours per year.
(September 10, 2008)

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Quality of Life



CLIMATE CONDITIONS

Region

January High

January Low

July High

July Low

Average Annual Humidity

Precipitation Days

Greater OKC

47

25

93

71

65%

81

Source: National Weather Service, 2006.



CRIME RATES

Region

Violent Crimes

Violent Crime Rate Per 100,000

Property Crimes

Property Crime Rate Per 100,000

Greater OKC

6,875

538

71,479

5,593

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 2004.



RECREATION

Region

Golf Rating

Restaurants Rating

Inland Water Sq. Mi.

Professional Hockey
Team(s)

Professional Football
Team(s)

Professional Basketball
Team(s)

Professional Baseball
Team(s)

Greater OKC

5

1

4

No

No

No

Yes

Source: Sperling & Sander. Cities Ranked & Rated, 2004.
Ratings are on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being best.



ARTS & CULTURE

Region

Major Rating

Ballet/Theater Rating

Classical Music Rating

Public Libaries

Library Books per Capita

Greater OKC

8

3

4

35

2

Source: Sperling & Sander. Cities Ranked & Rated, 2004.
Ratings are on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being best.