Kernersville, NC Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 199

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Kernersville is about 1 in 199.

$37

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Kernersville resident about $37 per year.

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

The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Kernersville is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Kernersville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Kernersville is 5.019 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Kernersville generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Kernersville may be as high as 1 in 122 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 261 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Kernersville, NC: about 48 per year. The east part of Kernersville has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 15 in a typical year.

How Kernersville's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Kernersville, NC:	5.019
North Carolina:	5.752
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Kernersville is safer than the North Carolina 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 Kernersville, NC

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Kernersville about $2,128,847 in 2025, or roughly $37 per resident. This is part of Kernersville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Kernersville, including every crime type and how Kernersville 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 Kernersville's crime maps on the Kernersville 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 Kernersville is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Kernersville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Colfax, NC	B-	B+	B	D-
Walkertown, NC	C-	C-	C-	C
Oak Ridge, NC	B	C+	A-	D
Belews Creek, NC	B	B	B	B-
Wallburg, NC	B+	C-	A-	C-
Dennis, NC	D+	C	D+	C
Winston-Salem, NC	D	D+	D+	D
Jamestown, NC	C+	B	C+	D
Stokesdale, NC	C+	C+	B-	D+
Summerfield, NC	B	B+	A-	D+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Kernersville is higher 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
Annapolis, MD	D-	D-	D-	C
Goshen, IN	B+	C+	C+	B-
Forney, TX	B-	B	B	C-
DeSoto, TX	D	D-	D-	D
Delano, CA	D+	D-	D-	A-
Culver City, CA	D-	D-	D-	C+
Crestview, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Commerce City, CO	D	D	D	B-
Chicopee, MA	C+	D+	D+	B+
Chambersburg, PA	B+	A-	A-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kernersville, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Kernersville schools on SchoolGrade

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Kernersville, NC Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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