Cuyahoga County, OH Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

C-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 189

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Cuyahoga County is about 1 in 189.

$39

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Cuyahoga County resident about $39 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Cuyahoga County in green. The most dangerous areas in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County, OH Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US county. Cuyahoga County is in the 31st percentile for safety, meaning 69% of counties are safer and 31% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cuyahoga County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Cuyahoga County is 5.285 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cuyahoga County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Cuyahoga County may be as high as 1 in 138 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 260 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the west parts of Cuyahoga County, OH: about 1,334 per year. The northwest part of Cuyahoga County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 229 in a typical year.

How Cuyahoga County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Cuyahoga County to the Ohio state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Cuyahoga County, OH:	5.285
Ohio:	3.330
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Cuyahoga County is less safe than the Ohio 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 Cuyahoga County, OH

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Cuyahoga County about $50,930,871 in 2025, or roughly $39 per resident. This is part of Cuyahoga County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cuyahoga County, including every crime type and how Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County's crime maps on the Cuyahoga County overall crime page.

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Individual Cuyahoga County Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Cuyahoga County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Cuyahoga County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+	A-
Lorain County, OH	B	B+	B-	B+
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	A	A
Summit County, OH	C	B-	C-	C+
Lake County, OH	B	A	B-	B
Portage County, OH	B	A-	B-	A-
Erie County, OH	C+	B	C-	B+
Trumbull County, OH	C+	B-	C	A-
Huron County, OH	A-	B-	B+	A-
Ashtabula County, OH	C+	C	C	A-

Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations

Cuyahoga County is higher 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
San Bernardino County, CA	C	C-	C-	A-
Franklin County, OH	C-	B+	B+	C-
Jefferson County, AL	D+	D+	D+	D+
Jackson County, MO	D-	D-	D-	C-
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	A-	B
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C	F
Honolulu County, HI	A-	A	A	A
Hillsborough County, NH	A-	A+	A+	C+
Hillsborough County, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Hidalgo County, TX	D	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cuyahoga County, OH average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Cuyahoga County schools on SchoolGrade

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