Greene County, PA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

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A crime occurs every 11 hours 17 minutes (on average) in Greene County.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Greene County in green. The most dangerous areas in Greene 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 Greene County, PA Safe?

The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US county. Greene County is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of counties are safer and 94% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Greene County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Greene County is 1.122 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Greene County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Greene County may be as high as 1 in 600 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,848 in the southwest part of the county. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Greene County, PA: about 11 per year. The south part of Greene County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Greene County, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Greene County residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Greene County has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Greene County has 5, have the same problem. Of Greene County’s 35,754 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Greene County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Greene County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.699
Robbery	0.6808
Rape	0.3432
Murder	0.0851
Total Violent Crime	2.808 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.79
Vehicle Theft	0.5143
Burglary	1.303
Arson	0.1224
Total Property Crime	13.73 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0434
Drug Crimes	1.122
Vandalism	3.418
Identity Theft	0.5326
Animal Cruelty	0.0325
Total "Other" Rate	5.148 (A)

Individual Greene County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Greene County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Greene County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Monongalia County, WV	B+	A-	B+	C
Fayette County, PA	A-	A-	B+	A+
Washington County, PA	A	A	B+	A+
Marion County, WV	B+	B+	A-	C-
Marshall County, WV	B-	D+	B	D+
Ohio County, WV	C+	C+	B-	D
Preston County, WV	A+	A-	A+	C-
Taylor County, WV	A	A-	A+	C-
Wetzel County, WV	B+	B	B+	D
Brooke County, WV	B+	B+	A-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Greene County is lower versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Talbot County, MD	C-	B-	B-	C-
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	F	C
Fajardo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	B
Fannin County, TX	D+	C	C	D
Floyd County, KY	B-	A-	A-	C+
Ford County, KS	C-	C-	C-	C
Franklin County, AL	C+	B	B	D
Fulton County, OH	A+	A	A	A
Gadsden County, FL	B	D+	D+	A+
Stephenson County, IL	A-	B+	B+	A

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Greene County is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Greene County, PA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Greene County schools on SchoolGrade

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Greene County, PA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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