Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Hillsborough
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Hillsborough residents.
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1 in 1,397
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Hillsborough is about 1 in 1,397.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Hillsborough resident about $5 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Hillsborough in green. The most dangerous areas in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough, NJ Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Hillsborough is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of cities are safer and 92% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hillsborough's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Hillsborough is 0.7157 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hillsborough generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Hillsborough may be as high as 1 in 1,202 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,928 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Hillsborough, NJ: about 10 per year. The east part of Hillsborough has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
How Hillsborough's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Hillsborough to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Hillsborough, NJ: | 0.7157 |
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| New Jersey: | 0.6417 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Hillsborough is less safe than the New Jersey 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 Hillsborough, NJ
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Hillsborough about $228,908 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Hillsborough's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hillsborough, including every crime type and how Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough's crime maps on the Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Hillsborough.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A | A | |
A- | A | B- | A | |
A+ | A- | A+ | A | |
C+ | A- | D+ | A | |
B | A | C | A- | |
B+ | A | C+ | A | |
A | A+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | B+ | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Hillsborough 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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F | D | D | F | |
F | D- | D- | D- | |
A- | A- | A- | A- | |
C | B- | B- | B- | |
C- | B- | B- | A | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | A- | |
B+ | A- | A- | B+ | |
C | B- | B- | C- | |
D | D | D | C | |
D+ | C | C | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hillsborough, NJ average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Hillsborough schools on SchoolGrade
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