def get_IOD_record_counts(IOD_records):
    """ Simple interface to provide stats on a list of IOD Class variables

	Given a list of IOD_records, returns a dictionary of record counts by type
	"""
    TotalObsCount = len(IOD_records)
    TotalCount_IOD = 0
    TotalCount_RDE = 0
    TotalCount_UK = 0
    for IOD in IOD_records:
        if IOD.IODType is 'IOD':
            TotalCount_IOD += 1
        elif IOD.IODType is 'RDE':
            TotalCount_RDE += 1
        elif IOD.IODType is 'UK':
            TotalCount_UK += 1
    IOD_record_counts = {'total': TotalObsCount, 'IOD': TotalCount_IOD,
        'RDE': TotalCount_RDE, 'UK': TotalCount_UK}
    return IOD_record_counts
