Healthcare & Safety — Polk County, Florida
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 195 |
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| EMS Stations | 117 |
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| Fire Stations | 117 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 9,497 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 18.4% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.81 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.86 |
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| Adult Smoking | 19.6% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.3% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 28.2% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 34.73 |
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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 | 282 |
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| Moderate Days | 82 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 1 |
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| Max AQI | 105 |
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| Median AQI | 39 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 2,115 |
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| Murder | 40 |
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| Rape | 171 |
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| Robbery | 209 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 1,695 |
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| Property Crime | 10,002 |
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| Burglary | 1,576 |
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| Larceny | 7,471 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:27.355151+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:22.651979+00:00.
