Jamaica Plain, MA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Jamaica Plain

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

 

Jamaica Plain, MA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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B+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
C-
Violent Crime Grade
D
Property Crime Grade
C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 711

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Jamaica Plain is about 1 in 711.

$10

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Jamaica Plain resident about $10 per year.

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

The B+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Jamaica Plain is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of cities are safer and 77% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Jamaica Plain's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Jamaica Plain is 1.406 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Jamaica Plain generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Jamaica Plain may be as high as 1 in 656 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 778 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Jamaica Plain, MA: about 20 per year. The southeast part of Jamaica Plain has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 2 in a typical year.

How Jamaica Plain's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Jamaica Plain, MA: 1.406
Massachusetts: 1.279
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Jamaica Plain is as safe as the Massachusetts 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 Jamaica Plain, MA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Jamaica Plain about $520,239 in 2025, or roughly $10 per resident. This is part of Jamaica Plain's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Jamaica Plain, including every crime type and how Jamaica Plain 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 Jamaica Plain's crime maps on the Jamaica Plain 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 Jamaica Plain is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Jamaica Plain.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Brookline, MA
C
C-
C+
A-
Boston, MA
B
C
B-
B+
Roslindale, MA
C+
D+
B
B+
Allston, MA
D+
D
D+
B+
Mattapan, MA
C-
D-
B
B+
Chestnut Hill, MA
C+
B
C
B+
Brighton, MA
C+
D+
C+
B+
West Roxbury, MA
B+
B-
B+
B+
Cambridge, MA
D+
D
D+
A-
Hyde Park, MA
B-
D+
B
A-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Jamaica Plain 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
Rockwall, TX
C
C+
C+
D
Lakewood, OH
D
C
C
D-
Lawrence, IN
B-
C
C
D+
Lombard, IL
C
B+
B+
B+
Middleburg, FL
A+
A
A
A-
Morristown, TN
D+
D
D
D-
Opa-Locka, FL
B-
C+
C+
B+
Palm Desert, CA
C-
D
D
B
Parkway, CA
D-
F
F
B
Poway, CA
C
C+
C+
B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jamaica Plain, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Jamaica Plain schools on SchoolGrade

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