Oklahoma City, Okla. — Operation Safe, currently focused on Tulsa, has sparked concerns about its potential expansion to other communities as Oklahoma grapples with a significant homelessness crisis. According to the 2025 point-in-time count, more
than 1,800 people have faced homelessness in Oklahoma City since January, with 9% being children and 35% aged 65 and older.
Among those affected is Ronald Toles, a 70-year-old Vietnam veteran who has been homeless since suffering a stroke in 2010. Toles, who uses a wheelchair, often finds refuge under the Oklahoma City Boulevard underpass, where bystanders offer him…