Drug-Related Crime per Capita in 21797
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 21797 residents.
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 21797 residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in 21797 is about 1 in 214.
Drug-Related Crime costs the average 21797 resident about $35 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in 21797 in green. The most dangerous areas in 21797 are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US zip. 21797 is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of zip codes are safer and 29% of zip codes are more dangerous. This analysis applies to 21797's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby zip codes.
The rate of drug-related crime in 21797 is 4.674 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in 21797 generally consider the north part of the zip to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in 21797 may be as high as 1 in 140 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 401 in the north part of the zip.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of 21797, MD: about 10 per year. The northwest part of 21797 has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in 21797 to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| 21797, MD: | 4.674 |
|---|---|
| Maryland: | 3.407 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, 21797 is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of 21797 about $321,708 in 2025, or roughly $35 per resident. This is part of 21797's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for 21797, including every crime type and how 21797 compares to other zip codes.
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading 21797's crime maps on the 21797 overall crime page.
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Nearby Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | B | A- | D | |
A- | A+ | A- | C- | |
B- | B | B | C- | |
B+ | B | A- | C+ | |
A- | A+ | A- | B- | |
B- | B+ | B- | C- | |
B+ | A | A- | C | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
B+ | A- | B | A- | |
A- | B+ | A- | C+ |
21797 is similar versus other zip codes of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in zip codes with comparable overall population.
Similar Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | C- | C- | D- | |
B- | B- | B- | C- | |
A | B- | B- | B | |
B- | C | C | B | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | B- | |
B | D+ | D+ | B | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | A- | |
B- | A- | A- | C | |
C | D | D | F | |
D- | D- | D- | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in 21797, MD average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See 21797 schools on SchoolGrade
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