Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Butler County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Butler County residents.
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1 in 239
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Butler County is about 1 in 239.
$31
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Butler County resident about $31 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Butler County in green. The most dangerous areas in Butler County 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 Butler County, KY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US county. Butler County is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of counties are safer and 49% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Butler County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in Butler County is 4.192 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Butler County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Butler County may be as high as 1 in 198 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 285 in the northwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Butler County, KY: about 13 per year. The northwest part of Butler County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
How Butler County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Butler County to the Kentucky state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Butler County, KY: | 4.192 |
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| Kentucky: | 5.710 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Butler County is safer than the Kentucky 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 Butler County, KY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Butler County about $375,502 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of Butler County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Butler County, including every crime type and how Butler County compares to other counties.
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 Butler County's crime maps on the Butler County overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Butler County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Butler County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B | A | B | C | |
B+ | A | B | C | |
A- | A+ | A- | C- | |
B- | A- | C+ | C | |
B- | A | C+ | C+ | |
A- | A | A- | C | |
A- | A | A- | B- | |
B+ | A+ | B- | B | |
C+ | B+ | C | D+ | |
B | A- | B- | C+ |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
Butler County is lower versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D | C- | C- | F | |
D+ | B | B | D+ | |
F | F | F | B- | |
D+ | B | B | F | |
C | A | A | A | |
F | F | F | D | |
F | F | F | A | |
C+ | B- | B- | C | |
F | F | F | D | |
D | C | C | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Butler County, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Butler County schools on SchoolGrade
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