Healthcare & Safety — Jefferson County, Alabama
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 460 |
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| EMS Stations | 138 |
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| Fire Stations | 138 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 12,626 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 18.5% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.91 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.81 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.4% |
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| Adult Obesity | 39.3% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 29.5% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 40.69 |
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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 | 95 |
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| Moderate Days | 265 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 6 |
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| Max AQI | 119 |
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| Median AQI | 57 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 650 |
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| Murder | 11 |
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| Rape | 24 |
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| Robbery | 79 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 536 |
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| Property Crime | 2,725 |
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| Burglary | 663 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:26.584901+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:21.974638+00:00.
