Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Benton Park
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Benton Park residents.
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1 in 233
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Benton Park is about 1 in 233.
$32
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Benton Park resident about $32 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Benton Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Benton Park 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 Benton Park, St. Louis, MO Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US neighborhood. Benton Park is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of neighborhoods are safer and 28% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Benton Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of drug-related crime in Benton Park is 4.300 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Benton Park generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Benton Park may be as high as 1 in 143 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 286 in the north part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Benton Park, St. Louis, MO: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Benton Park has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
How Benton Park's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Benton Park to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Benton Park, St. Louis, MO: | 4.300 |
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| Missouri: | 4.936 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Benton Park is safer than the Missouri 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 Benton Park, St. Louis, MO
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Benton Park about $113,780 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Benton Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Benton Park, including every crime type and how Benton Park 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 Benton Park's crime maps on the Benton Park 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 Benton Park is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Benton Park.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D- | F | D | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
D+ | D | C- | D | |
D- | F | D | D- | |
D- | F | D | D | |
C+ | B | B- | D+ | |
D+ | D | D+ | D- | |
D | F | D+ | D- | |
D- | F | D | D- | |
F | F | F | D- |
Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Benton Park 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 |
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A | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A+ | A- | A- | B | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D+ | B | B | D+ | |
C | C- | C- | B | |
B+ | B | B | B- | |
B | A- | A- | D | |
C+ | C | C | A- | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C | |
C+ | C- | C- | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Benton Park, St. Louis, MO average SchoolGrade of F, with 5% actual proficiency versus 12% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Benton Park schools on SchoolGrade
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