Drug-Related Crime per Capita in La Mesa
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 La Mesa residents.
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1 in 520
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in La Mesa is about 1 in 520.
$14
Drug-Related Crime costs the average La Mesa resident about $14 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in La Mesa in green. The most dangerous areas in La Mesa 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 La Mesa, CA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. La Mesa is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to La Mesa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in La Mesa is 1.923 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in La Mesa generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in La Mesa may be as high as 1 in 377 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 578 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southwest parts of La Mesa, CA: about 23 per year. The southeast part of La Mesa has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 6 in a typical year.
How La Mesa's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in La Mesa to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| La Mesa, CA: | 1.923 |
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| California: | 1.857 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, La Mesa is as safe as the California 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 La Mesa, CA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of La Mesa about $918,246 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of La Mesa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for La Mesa, including every crime type and how La Mesa 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 La Mesa's crime maps on the La Mesa 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 La Mesa is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to La Mesa.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D | D | D- | B | |
D+ | D+ | D | B | |
C | C- | D+ | B | |
C | C- | D+ | B | |
D+ | D | D | B | |
D+ | D+ | D | B | |
C+ | C | C- | B | |
C+ | C- | C- | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D | B | |
D+ | D+ | D- | B- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
La Mesa 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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D+ | C- | C- | F | |
C+ | A | A | A- | |
C | B | B | F | |
D- | C- | C- | A+ | |
B- | B- | B- | C- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | C- | |
C- | C- | C- | B | |
D | F | F | B- | |
C+ | C | C | B | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in La Mesa, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See La Mesa schools on SchoolGrade
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