Healthcare & Safety — Independence, Missouri

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
LIBERTY HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.352%
Adult Smoking0.173%
Uninsured0.0773763795%
Physical Inactivity0.216%
Excessive Drinking0.2008836573%
Poor Health0.157%
Children Poverty0.089%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceINDEPENDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceSUGAR CREEK POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceMISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION - KANSAS CITY REGIONAL OFFICEN/A mi
FireIndependence Fire Department Station 7N/A mi
FireIndependence Fire Department Station 6N/A mi
FireIndependence Fire Department Station 1N/A mi
EMSINDEPENDENCE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 7N/A mi
EMSINDEPENDENCE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 6N/A mi
EMSINDEPENDENCE FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERSN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes17
Fatalities18
Fatality Rate (per 100K)7.1
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities3

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 165.9%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)25.26
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.