Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Chicago
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Chicago residents.
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1 in 533
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Chicago area is about 1 in 533.
$14
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Chicago resident about $14 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in the Chicago area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Chicago area 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 Chicago, IL Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Chicago is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of cities are safer and 68% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Chicago area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in the Chicago area is 1.876 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Chicago area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Chicago area may be as high as 1 in 297 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 771 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Chicago, IL: about 4,518 per year. The south part of the Chicago area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 714 in a typical year.
How Chicago's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in the Chicago area to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Chicago, IL: | 1.876 |
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| Illinois: | 1.526 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the Chicago area is less safe than the Illinois 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 Chicago, IL
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Chicago about $135,020,399 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of the Chicago area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Chicago, including every crime type and how Chicago 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 Chicago's crime maps on the Chicago 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 the Chicago area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Chicago area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C | C | C- | B | |
C | C | C | B | |
C | C | C | B+ | |
C | B- | C | B | |
D+ | D+ | D | B | |
F | D+ | F | B- | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | B | |
C+ | B- | C+ | B | |
C+ | C+ | C | B+ | |
D | C- | D | B |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Chicago 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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D+ | D+ | D+ | D | |
D | D | D | C+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | B | |
B | C+ | C+ | A- | |
C | C- | C- | C- | |
C- | C | C | B | |
D | D | D | B | |
D+ | D | D | B | |
C | C- | C- | B- | |
B | C | C | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Chicago schools on SchoolGrade
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