Derwood, MD Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Derwood

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Derwood residents.

 

Derwood, MD Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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A

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
B-
Violent Crime Grade
B
Property Crime Grade
B-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,453

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Derwood is about 1 in 1,453.

$5

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Derwood resident about $5 per year.

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

The A grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Derwood is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of cities are safer and 92% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Derwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Derwood is 0.6881 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Derwood generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Derwood may be as high as 1 in 740 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,147 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the west parts of Derwood, MD: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Derwood has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Derwood's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Derwood, MD: 0.6881
Maryland: 3.407
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Derwood is safer than the Maryland 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 Derwood, MD

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Derwood about $35,357 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Derwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Derwood, including every crime type and how Derwood 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 Derwood's crime maps on the Derwood 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 Derwood is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Derwood.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Redland, MD
B+
B
B+
A+
Washington Grove, MD
C+
C
C
A-
Rockville, MD
C-
C+
D+
A-
Gaithersburg, MD
B-
B-
C
A-
Olney, MD
B+
A-
B
A-
Montgomery Village, MD
B+
B
B-
A
Aspen Hill, MD
B+
B-
B-
A
Laytonsville, MD
B-
B-
B
D
Brookeville, MD
A
A-
A-
A
Sandy Spring, MD
B-
C
C
A-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Derwood 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
Point Pleasant, WV
C-
D+
D+
D-
Kayenta, AZ
D-
F
F
B
Keene, TX
C
C
C
D+
Kennebunkport, ME
B
A+
A+
B-
Kenova, WV
C
C
C
D-
Kentwood, LA
D+
D
D
B
Kermit, TX
D-
D
D
D+
Lone Grove, OK
C+
C
C
C-
Longboat Key, FL
A-
A-
A-
A
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM
D-
F
F
C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Derwood, MD average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Derwood schools on SchoolGrade

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