Healthcare & Safety — Highlands County, Florida
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 6 |
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| EMS Stations | 9 |
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| Fire Stations | 9 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 12,848 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 19.2% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.12 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.97 |
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| Adult Smoking | 21.2% |
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| Adult Obesity | 39.1% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 29.6% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 35.88 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Noncore |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 333 |
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| Moderate Days | 30 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 77 |
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| Median AQI | 35 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 296 |
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| Murder | 8 |
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| Rape | 29 |
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| Robbery | 39 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 220 |
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| Property Crime | 1,889 |
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| Burglary | 333 |
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| Larceny | 1,405 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:27.256228+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:22.572145+00:00.
