City of Tucson departments work every day to serve the citizens of Tucson. Here are some of the many statistics of the work performed during the 2021 pandemic calendar year.
TUCSON WATER:
• 27.4 billion gallons of potable water delivered
• 152,292 individual water quality sample results collected
• 21,605 fire hydrants served and maintained by Tucson Water
• 9 wells drilled, lined, or rehabbed
• 4.4 billion gallons of reclaimed water delivered
• 3,866 customers received conservation rebates
• 41.6 million gallons of water saved due to rebate/incentive programs
• 27,000+ students reached by water conservation education programs
TUCSON PARKS AND RECREATION:
• 186 citywide special event applications processed
• 65,962 senior meals served
• 2 new dog parks (Anza and Cherry Avenue)
• 1 new splash pad
• 1 Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Plaza completed
• 1 new playground
• 9 new shade structures
• 12 new pickleball courts at Morris K. Udall Park
• 26 tennis courts resurfaced at Reffkin Tennis Center
• 102 trees planted
• 59,015 park maintenance tasks completed
• 3,277 public input surveys taken
• 24 public meetings held (virtual and in-person)
• 6 new mobile recreation vans (free program made possible by CARES Act Funds); 7,984 total participants; 465 total park visits
• 425 recreation classes hosted; 3,249 participants
• 22,481 participants in the virtual egg hunt
• 2,326 KIDCO participants
• 4,387 therapeutics participants served
TUCSON FIRE DEPARTMENT:
• Dispatched to 99,407 emergency calls (82,910 medical, 16,497 fires, HazMat, technical rescue, other)
• Average response time: medical – 7.27 minutes; fire – 8.03 minutes
• 292 fire investigations
• 111 car seat checks performed
• 106 car seats distributed
• 575 community home safety visits (smoke alarm installations)
• 168 virtual safety presentations with 6,494 participants
• 376 community members referred to TC-3 program; clients that TC-3 worked with generated more than 3,000 calls to 911; TC-3 has an average call reduction of approximately 80% after engagement.
• 1,582 life years added from pre-hospital arrival cardiac events (as of November 2021)
TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT:
• 277,694 calls for service (approximately 760 per day)
• 574 individuals who possessed small amounts of drugs or drug paraphernalia were deflected into treatment rather than taken to jail
• 106 individuals administered lifesaving Narcan from officers for drug overdose situations
• 192 times officers on patrol used Individual First-Aid Kits (IFAKs)
• 75 extra community service officers deployed
• 75.8% of community members who responded to a survey were satisfied with TPD’s response time
• 82.4% of community members who responded to a survey were satisfied with the service provided by TPD
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT:
• Nearly 1.3 million incoming/outgoing calls processed, for an average of more than 3,500 phone contacts daily
• 50,000 incoming calls eliminated by implementing an automated notification system for alarm companies, improving notification times to public safety
• 87% of incoming 911 calls in the City of Tucson were answered within 15 seconds, with 90% answered within 20 seconds
• At least 9 community members received CPR via over-the-phone instructions and were subsequently discharged from the hospital
• 6 new Tucson babies delivered with instructions from communications specialists
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY:
• 22,500 sandbags distributed as …….
Source: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/home/announcement/city-tucson-numbers