Healthcare & Safety — DeKalb County, Tennessee
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 0 |
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| EMS Stations | 12 |
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| Fire Stations | 12 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 14,182 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 21.9% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.74 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 6.26 |
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| Adult Smoking | 24.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.0% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 32.8% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 67.21 |
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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 | 312 |
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| Moderate Days | 24 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 77 |
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| Median AQI | 38 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 31 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 3 |
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| Robbery | 1 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 26 |
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| Property Crime | 53 |
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| Burglary | 14 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.524858+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.625059+00:00.
