Healthcare & Safety — Tatum, New Mexico
Hospitals
| Hospital | Rating | Emergency |
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| COVENANT HEALTH HOBBS HOSPITAL | N/A stars | N/A |
| NOR-LEA HOSPITAL DISTRICT | N/A stars | N/A |
County Health Rankings
| Adult Obesity | 0.355% |
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| Adult Smoking | 0.181% |
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| Uninsured | 0.1333279339% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 0.301% |
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| Excessive Drinking | 0.1703479621% |
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| Poor Health | 0.244% |
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| Children Poverty | 0.2% |
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Crime
| Violent Crime Rate | N/A |
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| Property Crime Rate | N/A |
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Emergency Services
| Service | Name | Distance |
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| Police | TATUM POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | LEA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | LOVINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Fire | Tatum Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Lovington Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Milnesand Fire and Rescue Station 1 | N/A mi |
| EMS | TATUM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| EMS | TATUM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| EMS | LOVINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
VA Medical Facilities
Traffic Safety (County, N/A)
| Fatal Crashes | 14 |
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| Fatalities | 18 |
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| Fatality Rate (per 100K) | 24.2 |
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| Drunk Driving Crashes | 0 |
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| Pedestrian Fatalities | 5 |
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Vaccination (County)
| COVID Dose 1 | 58.4% |
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| Fully Vaccinated | N/A |
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| Booster | N/A |
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Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)
| Death Rate (per 100K) | 34.5 |
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Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level); NHTSA FARS 2023.
