Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Kensington
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Kensington residents.
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1 in 1,481
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Kensington is about 1 in 1,481.
$5
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Kensington resident about $5 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Kensington in green. The most dangerous areas in Kensington 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 Kensington, Buffalo, NY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Kensington is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of neighborhoods are safer and 93% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kensington's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of drug-related crime in Kensington is 0.6751 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kensington generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Kensington may be as high as 1 in 1,276 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,642 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Kensington, Buffalo, NY: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Kensington has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Kensington's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Kensington to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Kensington, Buffalo, NY: | 0.6751 |
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| New York: | 0.5009 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Kensington is less safe than the New York 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 Kensington, Buffalo, NY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Kensington about $53,815 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Kensington's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kensington, including every crime type and how Kensington compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Kensington's crime maps on the Kensington overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Kensington is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Kensington.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | D | C+ | A+ | |
C+ | D- | C | A+ | |
B- | D+ | C+ | A+ | |
C | D- | C- | A | |
B+ | C | B- | A+ | |
D+ | F | D | A | |
B- | D- | C+ | A+ | |
C | D- | C- | A+ | |
B- | D- | C+ | A | |
C- | F | D+ | A |
Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Kensington is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C- | D- | D- | C+ | |
C+ | A- | A- | D | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
D- | D | D | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B- | A- | A- | D | |
D+ | C- | C- | F | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
C | C | C | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kensington, Buffalo, NY average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Kensington schools on SchoolGrade
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