Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Franklin County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Franklin County residents.
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1 in 179
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Franklin County is about 1 in 179.
$41
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Franklin County resident about $41 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Franklin County in green. The most dangerous areas in Franklin County 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 Franklin County, KY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US county. Franklin County is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of counties are safer and 27% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Franklin County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in Franklin County is 5.602 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Franklin County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Franklin County may be as high as 1 in 156 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 248 in the southeast part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southwest parts of Franklin County, KY: about 96 per year. The northwest part of Franklin County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 11 in a typical year.
How Franklin County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Franklin County to the Kentucky state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Franklin County, KY: | 5.602 |
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| Kentucky: | 5.710 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Franklin County is as safe as the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Franklin County, KY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Franklin County about $2,209,191 in 2025, or roughly $41 per resident. This is part of Franklin County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Franklin County, including every crime type and how Franklin County compares to other counties.
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 Franklin County's crime maps on the Franklin County overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Franklin County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Franklin County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A- | A | B | B | |
B+ | A+ | B- | B | |
A | A+ | A | C | |
A | A+ | A+ | C+ | |
C+ | B+ | C- | C | |
A | A- | A- | B- | |
C | A | C | D- | |
A- | A+ | A | B- | |
A | A+ | A- | B+ | |
A- | A+ | A | C |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
Franklin County is higher versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C- | C- | C- | C | |
A | A- | A- | B | |
A+ | A | A | A | |
A | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A+ | A | A | B- | |
A | B | B | B+ | |
B- | B+ | B+ | B- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | B | |
D+ | C- | C- | F | |
D | D | D | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Franklin County, KY average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Franklin County schools on SchoolGrade
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