These Statistics About Oak Park's 2016 Will Astound You

The Village of Oak Park released stats this week about its progress in 2016, and they’re a whole new way to look at a year in review. Take a peek at these numbers, which can also be found in this infographic and on Oak Park’s website.

Oak Park is only 4.5 square miles, its website states, “but the municipal services that make our community such a great place to live, work and do business are anything but small.”

Here's the proof:

There are about 350 full-time workers in municipal services, including policemen, firefighters and paramedics.

Workers painted 6,889 feet of curbs last year.

They patched 4,850 potholes with 230 tons of asphalt.

1,042 street signs were replaced.

659 street lamps were replaced.

360 sidewalk ramps were upgraded to ADA standards.

The village raked in 7,052 Facebook fans…

...and 4,919 Twitter followers.

Police responded to 65,830 calls.

During 25 separate snow events, workers poured 2,810 tons of salt.

Health inspectors performed 984 inspections.

The community distributed $1,642,881 in grants to help low- and moderate-income residents.

Workers rescued 394 animals.

Local businesses generated $5,664,741 in sales tax.

The community saved 4,324,000 gallons of water with low-flow toilet rebates and water saver kits.

99,922 pounds of electronics were recycled.

Read all the numbers and more here.

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