Healthcare & Safety — Wake County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 36 |
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| EMS Stations | 18 |
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| Fire Stations | 18 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 5,151 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 10.8% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.70 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.03 |
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| Adult Smoking | 10.5% |
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| Adult Obesity | 31.6% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 15.5% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 18.88 |
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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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Air Quality
| Good Days | 226 |
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| Moderate Days | 139 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 1 |
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| Max AQI | 112 |
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| Median AQI | 46 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 277 |
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| Murder | 3 |
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| Rape | 22 |
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| Robbery | 19 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 233 |
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| Property Crime | 1,034 |
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| Burglary | 189 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.670511+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.792000+00:00.
