Healthcare & Safety — Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 12 |
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| EMS Stations | 18 |
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| Fire Stations | 18 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 8,443 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 15.6% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.47 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.99 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.7% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.3% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 24.3% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 37.09 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Medium Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 331 |
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| Moderate Days | 26 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 2 |
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| Max AQI | 151 |
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| Median AQI | 33 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 299 |
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| Murder | 3 |
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| Rape | 24 |
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| Robbery | 29 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 243 |
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| Property Crime | 1,520 |
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| Burglary | 237 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.269828+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.485314+00:00.
