Hagerstown, MD Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Hagerstown

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Hagerstown residents.

 

Hagerstown, MD Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
D
Violent Crime Grade
D+
Property Crime Grade
D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 214

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Hagerstown is about 1 in 214.

$35

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Hagerstown resident about $35 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Hagerstown in green. The most dangerous areas in Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown, MD Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Hagerstown is in the 30th percentile for safety, meaning 70% of cities are safer and 30% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hagerstown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Hagerstown is 4.681 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hagerstown generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Hagerstown may be as high as 1 in 160 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 249 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Hagerstown, MD: about 88 per year. The southwest part of Hagerstown has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 26 in a typical year.

How Hagerstown's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Hagerstown to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Hagerstown, MD: 4.681
Maryland: 3.407
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Hagerstown is less safe than the Maryland 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 Hagerstown, MD

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Hagerstown about $2,938,291 in 2025, or roughly $35 per resident. This is part of Hagerstown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hagerstown, including every crime type and how Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown's crime maps on the Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Hagerstown.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Funkstown, MD
D-
D
D-
D-
Halfway, MD
D-
C-
D-
D+
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD
D+
B-
D+
D
Maugansville, MD
B-
B
B
C-
St. James, MD
B
A+
C+
B+
Cearfoss, MD
C
C+
C-
D+
Williamsport, MD
C+
C-
C+
C
State Line, PA
A+
A+
A-
A
Jugtown, MD
C
F
A
C+
Wilson-Conococheague, MD
B-
C-
A-
C-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Hagerstown 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
Green Bay, WI
D
C-
C-
D-
Greenville, SC
D
D+
D+
F
Greer, SC
D+
C+
C+
F
Gresham, OR
D-
C
C
B
Greenwood, IN
C
A
A
C-
Hampton, VA
D-
C
C
C+
Hamilton, OH
C+
B
B
B-
Greensboro, NC
D+
C-
C-
D
Gainesville, GA
C
C-
C-
B-
Franklin, TN
C-
D+
D+
F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hagerstown, MD average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hagerstown schools on SchoolGrade

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