Lake Lure, NC Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Lake Lure

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Lake Lure residents.

 

Lake Lure, NC Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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D-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 156

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Lake Lure is about 1 in 156.

$47

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Lake Lure resident about $47 per year.

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

The D- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much higher than the average US city. Lake Lure is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lake Lure's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Lake Lure is 6.391 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake Lure generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Lake Lure may be as high as 1 in 137 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 174 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Lake Lure, NC: about 3 per year. The south part of Lake Lure has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

How Lake Lure's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Lake Lure 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.

Lake Lure, NC: 6.391
North Carolina: 5.752
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Lake Lure is less safe 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 Lake Lure, NC

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Lake Lure about $124,704 in 2025, or roughly $47 per resident. This is part of Lake Lure's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lake Lure, including every crime type and how Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure's crime maps on the Lake Lure 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 Lake Lure is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Lure.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Chimney Rock Village, NC
C-
C
C+
D-
Shingle Hollow, NC
D
D+
C-
D-
Sunny View, NC
B-
A
B+
D
Chimney Rock, NC
C+
C+
B
D+
Moffitt Hill, NC
C+
C
B
C
Green Hill, NC
C
C+
C
D+
Mill Spring, NC
B-
B+
B+
D
Pea Ridge, NC
C+
B
C+
D+
Gerton, NC
C+
C
B
D
Union Mills, NC
D+
C-
C
D-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Lake Lure 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
Shaftsbury, VT
A-
A-
A-
B+
Idaho Springs, CO
F
D+
D+
D-
Inverness Highlands North, FL
A+
A-
A-
A-
Jonesboro, IL
B+
B
B
A
Kempton, PA
A+
A+
A+
A+
Kilmarnock, VA
D
C+
C+
C
Orchard City, CO
B-
D+
D+
A
Orion, IL
B-
B-
B-
A
Prospect, PA
A+
B+
B+
B+
Roseland, LA
D+
D-
D-
B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Lure, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lake Lure schools on SchoolGrade

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