Healthcare & Safety — Burke County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 24 |
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| EMS Stations | 36 |
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| Fire Stations | 36 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 10,688 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 17.5% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.83 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.15 |
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| Adult Smoking | 20.1% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.9% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 25.9% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 59.06 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Medium Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 94 |
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| Murder | 2 |
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| Rape | 17 |
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| Robbery | 4 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 71 |
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| Property Crime | 715 |
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| Burglary | 177 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.569095+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.693133+00:00.
