Healthcare & Safety — Harris County, Texas
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 330 |
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| EMS Stations | 99 |
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| Fire Stations | 99 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 7,724 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 20.0% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.44 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.19 |
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| Adult Smoking | 15.5% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 27.8% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 22.73 |
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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 | 50 |
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| Moderate Days | 269 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 33 |
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| Max AQI | 201 |
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| Median AQI | 61 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 7,666 |
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| Murder | 114 |
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| Rape | 926 |
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| Robbery | 1,377 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 5,249 |
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| Property Crime | 33,050 |
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| Burglary | 4,947 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.706268+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.819734+00:00.
