Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Dickson City
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Dickson City residents.
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1 in 483
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Dickson City is about 1 in 483.
$15
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Dickson City resident about $15 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Dickson City in green. The most dangerous areas in Dickson 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 Dickson City, PA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Dickson City is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of cities are safer and 65% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dickson City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Dickson City is 2.071 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dickson City generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Dickson City may be as high as 1 in 386 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 638 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of Dickson City, PA: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Dickson City has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Dickson City's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Dickson City to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Dickson City, PA: | 2.071 |
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| Pennsylvania: | 1.381 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Dickson City is less safe than the Pennsylvania 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 Dickson City, PA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Dickson City about $96,963 in 2025, or roughly $15 per resident. This is part of Dickson City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dickson City, including every crime type and how Dickson 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 Dickson City's crime maps on the Dickson 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 Dickson City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dickson City.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | B- | C- | B | |
C+ | B | C- | B | |
B+ | B+ | B | B+ | |
B- | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
C+ | C+ | D+ | B+ | |
B+ | A- | B- | A- | |
C- | C- | D | B+ | |
A | A | A- | A- | |
A+ | A | A+ | A- | |
B+ | B+ | B- | B+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Dickson 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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A- | A | A | C- | |
B | A | A | C | |
C | D | D | B | |
A | A+ | A+ | C- | |
A- | A | A | A | |
C | C+ | C+ | C- | |
C+ | B | B | C- | |
A- | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
F | F | F | D | |
C- | C- | C- | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dickson City, PA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Dickson City schools on SchoolGrade
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