Leighton, AL Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Leighton

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

 

Leighton, AL Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 204

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Leighton is about 1 in 204.

$36

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Leighton resident about $36 per year.

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

The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Leighton is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Leighton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Leighton is 4.913 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Leighton generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Leighton may be as high as 1 in 174 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 314 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Leighton, AL: about 4 per year. The northwest part of Leighton has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Leighton's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Leighton, AL: 4.913
Alabama: 5.616
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Leighton is safer than the Alabama 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 Leighton, AL

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Leighton about $117,050 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of Leighton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Leighton, including every crime type and how Leighton 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 Leighton's crime maps on the Leighton 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 Leighton is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Leighton.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Nitrate City, AL
D+
D-
D+
D
Spring Valley, AL
C+
B+
C
C-
Colonial Heights, AL
C+
A
C
C
Wolf Springs, AL
B-
B-
B+
F
Muscle Shoals, AL
C
C+
C+
C-
Lakeview Highlands, AL
D
B+
D+
D-
Steenson Hollow, AL
D
B
D+
D-
Old Bethel, AL
C+
C
B-
D
Town Creek, AL
D+
C-
D+
D
Rocky Hill, AL
D+
C-
D
C

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Leighton 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
Brookwood, AL
B+
A
A
C+
Willard, UT
A
B+
B+
B
White Sulphur Springs, WV
D+
D
D
F
West Suffield, CT
A-
A+
A+
A
West Friendship, MD
B+
B+
B+
C
Wellston, OK
C
B-
B-
C-
Telluride, CO
F
F
F
C
Stockton, NJ
A+
A+
A+
A+
Stillman Valley, IL
A+
A
A
A
St. Henry, OH
A-
B-
B-
A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Leighton, AL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Leighton schools on SchoolGrade

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