A family safely housed is a family connected to hope and a way forward.
A stable home is one of the most critical factors in a family’s success. When individuals—adults and children alike—experience housing instability or homelessness, their prospects for education, employment, health stability, and family preservation are significantly reduced.
Imagine how much stress, suffering, and cost we could prevent if we prioritized housing.
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Evictions in Oklahoma County continue to be higher than pre-pandemic numbers, with thousands of households being displaced due to eviction each year. This data story explores who is being evicted and who is actually carrying the cost of those displacements.
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Sensible solutions can help reduce evictions and improve outcomes relating to the economy, the workforce, education, and child well-being. This data story explores Oklahoma's current eviction laws and the impact these evictions have on the broader community.
Methodology
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Eviction rates in Oklahoma are staggering.
In 2016, Eviction Lab ranked Oklahoma City as the 20th top evicting city in the United States. Since that time, eviction rates in Oklahoma County have increased by 26.7%.
Eviction data courtesy of Legal Services Corporation Eviction Tracker.
