Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Downers Grove
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Downers Grove residents.
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1 in 783
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Downers Grove is about 1 in 783.
$9
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Downers Grove resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Downers Grove in green. The most dangerous areas in Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove, IL Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Downers Grove is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downers Grove's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Downers Grove is 1.277 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downers Grove generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Downers Grove may be as high as 1 in 607 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 968 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Downers Grove, IL: about 11 per year. The northwest part of Downers Grove has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 5 in a typical year.
How Downers Grove's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Downers Grove to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Downers Grove, IL: | 1.277 |
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| Illinois: | 1.526 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Downers Grove is safer than the Illinois 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 Downers Grove, IL
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Downers Grove about $526,452 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Downers Grove's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downers Grove, including every crime type and how Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove's crime maps on the Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Downers Grove.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C+ | A | C | A- | |
B | A | B- | A- | |
B | A- | B- | B+ | |
B+ | A | B | A- | |
C+ | A- | C | A- | |
C+ | A- | C- | B+ | |
B | A- | C+ | A- | |
D+ | B- | D | B+ | |
D- | C | F | B | |
B+ | A- | B | A- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Downers Grove 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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B- | A | A | D+ | |
C | C- | C- | A- | |
D- | D | D | C+ | |
D | D | D | C | |
C- | C+ | C+ | F | |
B | A- | A- | C- | |
B+ | B | B | B- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
B | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downers Grove, IL average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downers Grove schools on SchoolGrade
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