Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Des Moines
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Des Moines residents.
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1 in 1,746
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Des Moines is about 1 in 1,746.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Des Moines resident about $4 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Des Moines in green. The most dangerous areas in Des Moines 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 Des Moines, WA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Des Moines is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of cities are safer and 94% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Des Moines's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Des Moines is 0.5727 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Des Moines generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Des Moines may be as high as 1 in 776 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,005 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of Des Moines, WA: about 8 per year. The southwest part of Des Moines has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Des Moines's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Des Moines to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Des Moines, WA: | 0.5727 |
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| Washington: | 0.9734 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Des Moines is safer than the Washington 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 Des Moines, WA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Des Moines about $156,097 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Des Moines's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Des Moines, including every crime type and how Des Moines 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 Des Moines's crime maps on the Des Moines 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 Des Moines is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Des Moines.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D- | C+ | F | A+ | |
D- | D+ | D- | A+ | |
D | B- | D- | A+ | |
F | C- | F | A- | |
F | D | F | A | |
D- | C | F | A+ | |
F | D | F | A | |
F | C+ | F | A+ | |
C- | D+ | D+ | A+ | |
F | D+ | F | A+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Des Moines 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 | C | C | F | |
D- | C- | C- | B- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
B+ | B- | B- | B | |
A- | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
B | A+ | A+ | C | |
B+ | A- | A- | B | |
C | C- | C- | A+ | |
D+ | D | D | C+ | |
C+ | A- | A- | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Des Moines, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Des Moines schools on SchoolGrade
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