Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Cotton City
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Cotton City residents.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Cotton City resident about $26 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Cotton City in green. The most dangerous areas in Cotton City 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 Cotton City, NM Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Cotton City is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of cities are safer and 44% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cotton City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Cotton City is 3.581 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cotton City generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Cotton City may be as high as 1 in 275 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 278 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of Cotton City, NM: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Cotton City has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Cotton City's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Cotton City to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Cotton City, NM: | 3.581 |
|---|---|
| New Mexico: | 3.086 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Cotton City is less safe than the New Mexico 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 Cotton City, NM
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Cotton City about $4,847 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Cotton City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cotton City, including every crime type and how Cotton City 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 Cotton City's crime maps on the Cotton City 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 Cotton City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cotton City.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | D | C- | C+ | |
B+ | C+ | A | C | |
F | F | D- | C+ | |
A | C+ | A+ | C+ | |
B+ | D | A+ | C+ | |
D | D- | D | C | |
D- | D | D | B- | |
A- | D+ | A | B | |
A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ | |
D | C- | D+ | B- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Cotton City 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+ | C | C | A- | |
C | C | C | C | |
C | C+ | C+ | D- | |
A+ | A | A | A | |
C- | F | F | D+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D | D | D | F | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C | |
D | D | D | A | |
D | D- | D- | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cotton City, NM average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cotton City schools on SchoolGrade
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