Orange County NC Website
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, NC <br />2016 Population Health Dashboards <br /> <br />Summary: <br />Injury and Violence statistics have remained generally stable in recent years. However, crime rates have decreased <br />over the past decade. Alcohol related vehicle injuries are an area of concern for Orange County. Both alcohol related <br />crash rates and reported drinking and driving behaviors are more prevalent than our peers, the state, and the US. <br /> <br /> Performing better than four or more benchmarks <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />Benchmarks include Target, Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br />Significant change <br />from previous <br /> No trend <br /> Trend cannot be assessed <br />Positive trend <br />Negative trend <br />Neutral trend <br />Mental Health and EmergenciesMental Health and EmergenciesMental Health and EmergenciesMental Health and Emergencies <br />ScoreIconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Avg # Poor Mental Health Days / Month*2.52.82.9 ↓3.33.7 NA <br />Suicide Mortality Rate 10.48.312.2 ↓14.312.413.0 <br />Mental Health Crude ED Rate per 10,000 person-yrs82.182.886.2 ↓94.3104.6 NA <br />Substance Abuse Crude ED Rate per 10,000 person-yrs 121.2 NA 121.8 SAME 136.2139.4 NA <br />ProgressOrange CountyTrendCompare to <br />Unintentional InjuriesUnintentional InjuriesUnintentional InjuriesUnintentional Injuries <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Other Unintentional Mortality Rate (Age-Adj)24.436.421.8 ↑32.229.639.1 <br />% Adults 45+ experienced fall(s) in past 3 months*18.6%NA 11.0%-16.8%17.5%NA <br />% Adults ever experienced traumatic brain injury*9.3%NANA -16.8%4.5%8.5% <br />Drug Overdose and PoisoningDrug Overdose and PoisoningDrug Overdose and PoisoningDrug Overdose and Poisoning <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Drug Overdose Mortality Rate 5.7 NA 10.0 ↓9.712.314.6 <br />Opioid Overdose Mortality Rate 3.6 NA 7.1 ↓4.48.05.3 <br />Drug Overdose Crude ED Rate per 10,000 person-yrs14.5 NA 12.7 SAME 16.621.0 NA <br />Motor Vehicle Safety and AccidentsMotor Vehicle Safety and AccidentsMotor Vehicle Safety and AccidentsMotor Vehicle Safety and Accidents <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Crash Injuries Per 1000 People 7.116.946.94 SAME 8.5211.737.52 <br />Unintentional Motor Vehicle Mortality Rate 8.0 NA 9.1 ↓9.713.510.3 <br />% Crashes that are Alcohol Related 5.7%4.7%5.8%SAME 4.5%4.2%9.0% <br />% Adults who drove after drinking in past 30 days*7.7%NA 1.8%-3.6%2.4%1.8% <br />% High schoolers who drove after drinking in past 30 days(CHCCS)**9%NA 9%SAME NA 6%10% <br />% High schoolers who texted while driving in past 30 days(CHCCS)**23%NANA -NA 34%41% <br />Violence and CrimeViolence and CrimeViolence and CrimeViolence and Crime <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 151.1 NA 146.9 SAME 143.7333.0365.5 <br />Assault Rate per 100,000 95.7192.087.4 ↑102.0221.6232.1 <br />Rape Rate per 100,000 15.6 NA 12.9 ↑23.818.138.5 <br />Homicide Rate per 100,000 1.45.50.7 ↑1.85.54.5 <br />% High schoolers who had been injured in a fight (CHCCS)**3.6%NA 6.5%↓NA 3.0%3.1% <br />% High schoolers who experienced dating violence (CHCCS)**4.8%NA 9.2%↓NA 9.4%10.3% <br />% High schoolers who experienced forced intercourse (CHCCS)**6.8%NA 6.7%SAME NA 8.9%7.3% <br />ProgressOrange CountyTrendCompare to <br />ProgressOrange CountyTrendCompare to <br />ProgressOrange CountyTrendCompare to <br />ProgressOrange CountyTrendCompare to <br />Sources: BRFSS, YRBS, NCDOT, NCSBI, NC SCHS, NC DETECT <br />Data points are the most current measures from multiple sources (available on request). <br /> <br />Data Notes: <br />*Due to changes in survey methodology and overlapping confidence intervals, BRFSS data cannot be compared to previous years <br />**Confidence intervals for YRBS trend data are unavailable to assess significance of trends over time. <br />Rates are per 100,000 unless otherwise noted. See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ Document for more on data methodology. <br />