Healthcare & Safety — Independence, Oregon
Hospitals
| Hospital | Rating | Emergency |
| SALEM HEALTH WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL | N/A stars | N/A |
County Health Rankings
| Adult Obesity | 0.344% |
| Adult Smoking | 0.152% |
| Uninsured | 0.0728008514% |
| Physical Inactivity | 0.218% |
| Excessive Drinking | 0.2023101558% |
| Poor Health | 0.188% |
| Children Poverty | 0.113% |
Crime
| Violent Crime Rate | N/A |
| Property Crime Rate | N/A |
Emergency Services
| Service | Name | Distance |
| Police | INDEPENDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | MONMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | N/A mi |
| Fire | Polk County Fire District 1 Station 90 | N/A mi |
| Fire | Southwest Polk County Rural Fire Protection District Station 130 | N/A mi |
| Fire | Polk County Fire District 1 Station 40 Buena Vista | N/A mi |
| EMS | POLK COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 1 STATION 90 | N/A mi |
| EMS | SOUTHWEST POLK COUNTY RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT STATION 110 | N/A mi |
| EMS | DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
VA Medical Facilities
- Salem CBOC (10.3 mi)
- Salem Vet Center (11.9 mi)
- West Linn CBOC (43.5 mi)
Traffic Safety (County, N/A)
| Fatal Crashes | 9 |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Fatality Rate (per 100K) | 10.3 |
| Drunk Driving Crashes | 0 |
| Pedestrian Fatalities | 2 |
Vaccination (County)
| COVID Dose 1 | 71.2% |
| Fully Vaccinated | N/A |
| Booster | N/A |
Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)
| Death Rate (per 100K) | 17.54 |
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.