Drug-Related Crime per Capita in East Amherst
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 East Amherst residents.
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1 in 2,850
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in East Amherst is about 1 in 2,850.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average East Amherst resident about $3 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in East Amherst in green. The most dangerous areas in East Amherst 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 Amherst, NY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. East Amherst is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of cities are safer and 97% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Amherst's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in East Amherst is 0.3509 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Amherst generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in East Amherst may be as high as 1 in 2,326 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,496 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of East Amherst, NY: about 1 per year. The northeast part of East Amherst has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How East Amherst's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in East Amherst to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| East Amherst, NY: | 0.3509 |
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| New York: | 0.5009 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, East Amherst is safer than the New York 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 Amherst, NY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of East Amherst about $53,751 in 2025, or roughly $3 per resident. This is part of East Amherst's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Amherst, including every crime type and how East Amherst 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 Amherst's crime maps on the East Amherst 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 Amherst is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Amherst.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A- | A | C+ | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A | A+ | |
C- | C+ | D- | A+ | |
B+ | B+ | C+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | B- | C+ | A+ | |
A | A | B | A+ | |
B | A- | C | A | |
A+ | A | A- | A+ | |
C+ | C- | D+ | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
East Amherst 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 | |
B+ | A | A | B- | |
A | A- | A- | A- | |
C+ | B | B | A | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | C- | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
C | D | D | A- | |
A | A+ | A+ | B | |
C+ | B- | B- | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Amherst, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 77% actual proficiency versus 73% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See East Amherst schools on SchoolGrade
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