Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Ball Square
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Ball Square residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Ball Square is about 1 in 805.
$9
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Ball Square resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Ball Square in green. The most dangerous areas in Ball Square 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 Ball Square, Somerville, MA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US neighborhood. Ball Square is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of neighborhoods are safer and 81% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ball Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of drug-related crime in Ball Square is 1.242 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ball Square generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Ball Square may be as high as 1 in 662 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,136 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northwest parts of Ball Square, Somerville, MA: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Ball Square has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Ball Square's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Ball Square to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Ball Square, Somerville, MA: | 1.242 |
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| Massachusetts: | 1.279 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Ball Square is as safe as the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Ball Square, Somerville, MA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Ball Square about $66,641 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Ball Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ball Square, including every crime type and how Ball Square compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Ball Square's crime maps on the Ball Square overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Ball Square is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Ball Square.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A | B- | A | A- | |
B+ | C+ | A- | A- | |
A | B | A | B | |
B+ | B- | B+ | A- | |
B+ | B- | A- | A- | |
A- | C+ | A | A- | |
B+ | C+ | A- | A- | |
A- | B- | A | A- | |
C+ | C | C+ | A- | |
B | C | B+ | A- |
Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Ball Square is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A- | C- | C- | A+ | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
A+ | A | A | B+ | |
B+ | A | A | A- | |
A- | A- | A- | C- | |
C | B- | B- | D | |
C | B- | B- | D- | |
D | D- | D- | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ball Square, Somerville, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ball Square schools on SchoolGrade
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