Healthcare & Safety — Rutherford County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 11 |
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| EMS Stations | 33 |
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| Fire Stations | 33 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 11,807 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 17.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.82 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.98 |
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| Adult Smoking | 19.8% |
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| Adult Obesity | 37.4% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 25.0% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 49.64 |
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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 | 80 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 17 |
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| Robbery | 1 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 61 |
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| Property Crime | 428 |
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| Burglary | 145 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.658330+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.779077+00:00.
