Healthcare & Safety — Polk County, Missouri
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 8 |
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| EMS Stations | 24 |
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| Fire Stations | 24 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 10,365 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 18.9% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.41 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.48 |
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| Adult Smoking | 22.8% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.7% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 28.5% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 35.69 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Noncore |
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| Trend | rising |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 44 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 11 |
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| Robbery | 1 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 31 |
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| Property Crime | 168 |
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| Burglary | 41 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.925259+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.101451+00:00.
