Drug-Related Crime per Capita in James City County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 James City County residents.
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1 in 267
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in James City County is about 1 in 267.
$28
Drug-Related Crime costs the average James City County resident about $28 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in James City County in green. The most dangerous areas in James City 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 James City County, VA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US county. James City County is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of counties are safer and 57% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to James City County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in James City County is 3.751 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in James City County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in James City County may be as high as 1 in 193 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 313 in the west part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of James City County, VA: about 75 per year. The northeast part of James City County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 6 in a typical year.
How James City County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in James City County to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| James City County, VA: | 3.751 |
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| Virginia: | 3.200 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, James City County is less safe than the Virginia 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 James City County, VA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of James City County about $2,277,601 in 2025, or roughly $28 per resident. This is part of James City County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for James City County, including every crime type and how James City 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 James City County's crime maps on the James City 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 James City County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to James City County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C | A- | C- | C+ | |
A | A- | A- | A | |
B- | C | B | B | |
B+ | A+ | B- | B | |
B- | C | C+ | B | |
D+ | C- | D | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A | A+ | A | C | |
A | B+ | A+ | B | |
B | C+ | A | B- |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
James City County is similar 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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F | D | D | A+ | |
A | A | A | B+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | A+ | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | C- | |
C+ | C | C | D | |
C+ | C | C | C+ | |
B+ | B | B | B+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B- | |
D+ | D | D | C- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in James City County, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See James City County schools on SchoolGrade
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