Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Dorchester
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Dorchester residents.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Dorchester resident about $25 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Dorchester in green. The most dangerous areas in Dorchester 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 Dorchester, IA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US city. Dorchester is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of cities are safer and 47% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dorchester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Dorchester is 3.389 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dorchester generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Dorchester may be as high as 1 in 230 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 333 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Dorchester, IA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Dorchester has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Dorchester's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Dorchester to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Dorchester, IA: | 3.389 |
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| Iowa: | 4.279 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Dorchester is safer than the Iowa state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Dorchester, IA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Dorchester about $12,335 in 2025, or roughly $25 per resident. This is part of Dorchester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dorchester, including every crime type and how Dorchester 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 Dorchester's crime maps on the Dorchester 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 Dorchester is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dorchester.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A | B- | A+ | B | |
B | A | B- | C+ | |
B+ | A | A | C- | |
B+ | D- | A+ | C | |
B | A | C+ | C+ | |
B | A- | B- | C | |
B+ | A | A- | C- | |
B+ | C | A | C- | |
B | B- | B | B- | |
B- | B | B | C- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Dorchester 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 | B- | B- | F | |
D | C- | C- | F | |
A- | B+ | B+ | D | |
C+ | C | C | B | |
C- | C+ | C+ | F | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D- | D | D | F | |
F | F | F | B- | |
A | A | A | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dorchester, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Dorchester schools on SchoolGrade
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