Healthcare & Safety — Hardee County, Florida
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 9 |
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| EMS Stations | 27 |
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| Fire Stations | 27 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 11,016 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 25.7% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.64 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.83 |
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| Adult Smoking | 24.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 40.6% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 38.2% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 21.91 |
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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 | 94 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 6 |
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| Robbery | 8 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 79 |
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| Property Crime | 480 |
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| Burglary | 152 |
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| Larceny | 273 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:27.250467+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:22.566798+00:00.
