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City of Palm Desert Operating Indicators by Function / Program Last Ten Fiscal Years

Function / Program	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
General Government
Business License Inspections	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Contracted Services - Burrtec Waste (1)
Refuse Collected (tons)	55,140	60,828	60,753	61,932	60,226	58,096	59,154	56,346	54,301	52,772
Recyclables Collected	26,843	26,843	25,497	22,043	20,964	21,772	27,391	28,119	26,651	23,818
Public Safety
Physical Arrests	1,145	1,215	1,155	1,198	1,066	621	758	1,654	1,620	1,284
Parking Violations	1,411	1,315	1,128	769	780	899	375	575	587	712
Traffic Violations	6,502	1,617	1,497	1,398	2,070	1,392	3,525	7,012	6,939	6,223
Emergency Responses-Fire Department	12,155	11,843	11,136	10,557	9,701	15,088	10,009	9,984	9,617	9,285
Fires Extinguished	147	104	98	138	104	147	93	90	68	103
Fire Inspections	#	#	#	#	#	3,372	5,397	3,378	1,274	2,118
Building Permits Issued	3,093	4,165	4,795	5,211	3,651	3,118	3,912	3,644	4,734	4,704
Building Inspections Conducted	12,279	14,255	21,857	16,802	13,451	13,439	13,965	18,601	23,542	24,756
Public Works
Street Resurfacing (miles) (3)	34.6	0.87	37.6	2.25	1.83	16.9	31.6	7.3	25.8	2.9
Parks, recreation & culture
Athletic Field Permits Issued	2,846	2,244	2,766	2,255	2,262	643	2,990	2,934	3,197	2,997
Amphitheater / Pavilions Permits Issued	186	194	292	350	244	6	119	121	106	104
Community Center Admissions	15,045	11,030	37,048	32,326	15,577	9,746	52,203	60,769	51,694	64,493
Aquatic Center Admissions (2)	42,651	48,092	38,864	31,320	38,249	32,905	52,102	53,739	58,023	60,359

The City operates as a "contract city" utilizing, primarily, agreement with other governmental entities, private firms and individuals to provide services. Contracted services include: Police and Fire protection through the County of Riverside, animal control, health services, legal services and landscape maintenance.
Aquatic Center operations began in June 2011, managed by the YMCA.
New methods of street resurfacing have improved efficiency, therefore equaling more miles resurfaced.
(*) Per Building & Safety Department business license inspections are no longer done.

(#) City discontinued the City Fire Marshal services and contracted with the County for State mandated inspections only.

Sources: Riverside County Sheriff's Dept., California State Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, City of Palm Desert, Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District, Burrtec Waste and The YMCA.