Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Berkeley Heights
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Berkeley Heights residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Berkeley Heights is about 1 in 2,616.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Berkeley Heights resident about $3 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Berkeley Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights, NJ Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Berkeley Heights is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of cities are safer and 97% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Berkeley Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Berkeley Heights is 0.3822 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Berkeley Heights generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Berkeley Heights may be as high as 1 in 2,155 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,861 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southwest parts of Berkeley Heights, NJ: about 1 per year. The west part of Berkeley Heights has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Berkeley Heights's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Berkeley Heights to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Berkeley Heights, NJ: | 0.3822 |
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| New Jersey: | 0.6417 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Berkeley Heights is safer than the New Jersey 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 Berkeley Heights, NJ
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Berkeley Heights about $38,844 in 2025, or roughly $3 per resident. This is part of Berkeley Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Berkeley Heights, including every crime type and how Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights's crime maps on the Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Berkeley Heights.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A | A+ | |
A- | A+ | B- | A+ | |
C- | B+ | D | A+ | |
B+ | A | C+ | A | |
A- | A+ | C+ | A+ | |
B- | A+ | D+ | A | |
B+ | B+ | C | A+ | |
B+ | A+ | C+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | B | A+ | |
A | A+ | B- | A+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Berkeley Heights 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 |
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B+ | A | A | B- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | A- | |
C | A- | A- | D+ | |
B+ | B | B | C- | |
D- | D | D | D | |
D- | D | D | C+ | |
D- | D | D | C | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C+ | B | B | D | |
C | D | D | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Berkeley Heights, NJ average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Berkeley Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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