Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 204

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Bel Aire is about 1 in 204.

$36

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Bel Aire resident about $36 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Bel Aire in green. The most dangerous areas in Bel Aire 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 Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The D grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US neighborhood. Bel Aire is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of neighborhoods are safer and 23% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bel Aire's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in Bel Aire is 4.901 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bel Aire generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Bel Aire may be as high as 1 in 181 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 222 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO: about 4 per year. The central part of Bel Aire has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

How Bel Aire's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO:	4.901
Colorado:	2.827
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Bel Aire is less safe than the Colorado 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 Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Bel Aire about $138,273 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of Bel Aire's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bel Aire, including every crime type and how Bel Aire 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 Bel Aire's crime maps on the Bel Aire overall crime page.

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Individual Bel Aire Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Bel Aire is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Bel Aire.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	F	D+
Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D-	C-
Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	C-	D-	C-
Spivak, Edgewater, CO	F	D-	F	D+
Eiber, Lakewood, CO	F	D	F	D+
Molholm Two Creeks, Edgewater, CO	F	D-	F	C-
Applewood, Lakewood, CO	D-	C	D-	C-
Allendale Area, Arvada, CO	D+	B	D	C+
Berkeley, Denver, CO	D-	D+	D-	D+
West Highland, Denver, CO	D	D+	D-	C

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bel Aire is higher 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
South Side, Sandusky, OH	C	B-	B-	C
Downtown Nashua, Nashua, NH	C-	A-	A-	D+
Duval, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Wellshire, Denver, CO	C	B-	B-	C+
Wildes Corner, Warwick, RI	A	A+	A+	B
Troutman Park, Fort Collins, CO	D-	C+	C+	B+
Twin Rivers Beach, Providence, RI	A+	A+	A+	B
Stablewood-Valley Hi North-Houston, Cypress, TX	A+	A	A	A
College View, Starkville, MS	A	A+	A+	C-
Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO	C-	D-	D-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO average SchoolGrade of B-, with 40% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Bel Aire schools on SchoolGrade

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Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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