Healthcare & Safety — Shelby County, Tennessee
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 70 |
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| EMS Stations | 21 |
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| Fire Stations | 21 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 13,614 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 20.9% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.00 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.66 |
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| Adult Smoking | 19.2% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.2% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 28.9% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 38.45 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Large Central Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 126 |
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| Moderate Days | 231 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 6 |
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| Max AQI | 159 |
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| Median AQI | 55 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 630 |
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| Murder | 11 |
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| Rape | 43 |
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| Robbery | 46 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 530 |
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| Property Crime | 2,660 |
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| Burglary | 346 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.575967+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.679272+00:00.
