Glossary

Acute care is short-term treatment for a brief but severe illness, usually in an emergency department, outpatient clinic, or other short-stay facility.

Age 18 or older.

An attack or threat of attack on another person with a weapon, or with any object used as one, that could cause great bodily injury. Hands, feet, teeth and other body parts do not count as weapons.

A type of hospitalization that might have been avoided through access to high-quality outpatient care.

Chest (thoracic) pain originating from insufficient oxygen to the heart muscle which may result from demanding activities such as exercise.

Inflammation of the lungs and consolidation of lung tissue (pneumonia) that is due to bacteria.

Black and other races together: everyone who is not White. The Florida Department of Health has long reported its population as White and "Black and Other Races".

Unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or theft.

Diffuse and subcutaneous (under the skin) inflammation of connective tissue.

Chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. People with COPD are at increased risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and a variety of other conditions.

Florida Department of Children and Families.

Any criminal homicide, manslaughter, rape (includes forcible sodomy), fondling, aggravated assault, aggravated stalking, simple assault, threat/intimidation, or simple stalking of one family or household member by another.

Spouses, former spouses, parents, children, siblings, other family members, cohabitants, and persons who are parents of a child in common regardless of whether they have been married.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Any sexual act or attempt involving force.

International Classification of Diseases.

A live-in health care facility providing therapy for substance abuse, mental illness, or other behavioral problems. Structure and methods vary, and some are lock-down facilities where residents are locked inside.

Unlawfully taking, carrying, or riding away with another person's property, for example pocket picking, purse snatching, shoplifting, or stealing from vehicles.

How much a rate could change by chance. If a county rate differs from the statewide rate by more than this, the difference is statistically significant at the 5% level. Not given for small counts.

A crash involving at least one motor vehicle on a roadway open to the public.

Theft of a motor vehicle: a car, bus, recreational vehicle, truck, or other motorized vehicle that runs on land and carries people or cargo.

One human killing another.

A person involved in a crash who is not in a motor vehicle, such as a pedestrian or bicyclist.

Infection of the female reproductive tract.

Psychiatric beds provide treatment for people in psychiatric distress who are uninsured, face criminal charges, or meet state criteria for civil commitment because they pose a danger to themselves or others.

Taking another person's property by force or fear, with the intent to deprive them of it permanently. Unlike larceny, embezzlement and other theft, it uses force or the threat of force against the person who has the property.

Includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

A row added by Metrka: the statewide total minus the sum of the counties. It is not a county.