Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Clearwater
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Clearwater residents.
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Clearwater residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Clearwater is about 1 in 907.
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Clearwater resident about $8 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Clearwater in green. The most dangerous areas in Clearwater are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Clearwater is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of cities are safer and 84% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Clearwater's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Clearwater is 1.102 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Clearwater generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Clearwater may be as high as 1 in 736 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,279 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Clearwater, FL: about 24 per year. The northwest part of Clearwater has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 10 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Clearwater to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Clearwater, FL: | 1.102 |
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| Florida: | 1.168 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Clearwater is as safe as the Florida state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Clearwater about $1,068,469 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Clearwater's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Clearwater, including every crime type and how Clearwater compares to other cities.
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 Clearwater's crime maps on the Clearwater overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A- | A | B- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A- | A | |
A- | B | B- | A- | |
C+ | C | D+ | A- | |
C+ | C | C- | A | |
B+ | B | C+ | A- | |
C+ | B | D+ | A- | |
A | A+ | B+ | A | |
A | A | B | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A- | A |
Clearwater 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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C+ | A | A | D+ | |
A | A | A | A- | |
C- | B | B | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
C+ | D | D | C+ | |
D | C- | C- | C | |
B- | C | C | A+ | |
C | D | D | A+ | |
C | C | C | B- | |
D | D+ | D+ | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Clearwater, FL average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Clearwater schools on SchoolGrade
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