Healthcare & Safety — Galveston County, Texas
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 30 |
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| EMS Stations | 45 |
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| Fire Stations | 45 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 8,639 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 16.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.48 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.86 |
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| Adult Smoking | 14.1% |
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| Adult Obesity | 34.2% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 24.3% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 32.97 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Large Fringe Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 245 |
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| Moderate Days | 109 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 6 |
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| Max AQI | 159 |
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| Median AQI | 44 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 149 |
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| Murder | 2 |
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| Rape | 41 |
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| Robbery | 12 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 94 |
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| Property Crime | 384 |
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| Burglary | 91 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.689154+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.800320+00:00.
