Healthcare & Safety in Berea
Berea's healthcare and safety picture combines genuinely well-below-national crime with a real, in-city critical access hospital.
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Learn moreA real, well-below-national crime rate
Berea's violent crime rate ran 4.14 times below the national average (a 1-in-1,153 annual victimization chance) and 2.46 times below the Kentucky average -- genuinely safer than 71% of U.S. cities.
A real, in-city critical access hospital
Saint Joseph Berea, a real 25-bed critical access hospital established in 1898 on Berea College's own grounds, anchors in-city healthcare access with a fully staffed 24-hour emergency department -- a genuine differentiator for a city Berea's size.
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Key takeaways
- Berea's violent crime rate ran 4.14 times below the national average -- a real, meaningful safety differentiator.
- Saint Joseph Berea is a real, in-city, 25-bed critical access hospital, a genuine healthcare anchor.
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