Drug-Related Crime per Capita in East Alton
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 East Alton residents.
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1 in 838
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in East Alton is about 1 in 838.
$9
Drug-Related Crime costs the average East Alton resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in East Alton in green. The most dangerous areas in East Alton 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 East Alton, IL Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. East Alton is in the 82nd percentile for safety, meaning 18% of cities are safer and 82% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Alton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in East Alton is 1.194 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Alton generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in East Alton may be as high as 1 in 578 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,178 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of East Alton, IL: about 2 per year. The southeast part of East Alton has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How East Alton's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in East Alton to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| East Alton, IL: | 1.194 |
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| Illinois: | 1.526 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, East Alton 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 East Alton, IL
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of East Alton about $75,862 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of East Alton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Alton, including every crime type and how East Alton 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 East Alton's crime maps on the East Alton 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 East Alton is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Alton.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C- | D+ | C- | A- | |
C- | C | C- | A- | |
B- | B- | B- | A | |
C | C+ | C | A | |
B | A- | B- | A- | |
D | D | D+ | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | A- | |
C | B- | C | A- | |
A | A | A- | A | |
B+ | B+ | A- | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
East Alton 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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C- | B | B | C | |
C+ | C | C | B | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | D+ | |
D+ | D | D | D | |
C | B | B | B- | |
C- | C- | C- | C+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | C | |
C- | C | C | A+ | |
A | A | A | A | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Alton, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East Alton schools on SchoolGrade
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