Alton, WV Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Alton

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Alton residents.

 

Alton, WV Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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C-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A
Violent Crime Grade
A-
Property Crime Grade
A

Which crimes are included?

$31

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Alton resident about $31 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Alton in green. The most dangerous areas in Alton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Alton, WV Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Alton is in the 36th percentile for safety, meaning 64% of cities are safer and 36% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Alton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Alton is 4.188 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Alton generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Alton may be as high as 1 in 201 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 288 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Alton, WV: about 0 per year. The east part of Alton has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Alton's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Alton to the West Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Alton, WV: 4.188
West Virginia: 5.552
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Alton is safer than the West Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Alton, WV

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Alton about $5,422 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of Alton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Alton, including every crime type and how Alton compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

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 Alton's crime maps on the Alton overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Alton is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Alton.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Hemlock, WV
A
B+
A+
D+
Adrian, WV
A
A-
A-
C
Tallmansville, WV
A
B+
A+
C-
Tenmile, WV
A
B+
A+
D+
French Creek, WV
A
A-
A
C
Zion, WV
A
A-
A-
C
Carter, WV
A
A-
A+
D+
Queens, WV
A
B+
A+
D+
Cubana, WV
B+
B-
A+
D-
Selbyville, WV
B+
B+
A+
D-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Alton is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Port Hueneme Cbc Base, CA
D+
D-
D-
B+
Wailua, HI
F
C-
C-
B-
Hanna, UT
F
C-
C-
F
Hanksville, UT
D
C-
C-
F
Copper Harbor, MI
D-
D-
D-
C+
Kohatk, AZ
D-
D-
D-
C+
Elk River, ID
F
D-
D-
F
Eagle Bay, NY
D
F
F
A
Eden, WY
C
B+
B+
F
Eliza, LA
C
D-
D-
D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Alton, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Alton schools on SchoolGrade

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