Healthcare & Safety — Chaves County, New Mexico
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 10 |
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| EMS Stations | 15 |
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| Fire Stations | 15 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 12,632 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 21.2% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.15 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.24 |
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| Adult Smoking | 17.7% |
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| Adult Obesity | 40.9% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 28.9% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 46.55 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Micropolitan |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 104 |
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| Moderate Days | 10 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 88 |
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| Median AQI | 27 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 75 |
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| Murder | 2 |
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| Rape | 3 |
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| Robbery | 2 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 68 |
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| Property Crime | 134 |
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| Burglary | 37 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.303357+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.434810+00:00.
