Letcher County, KY Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 213

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Letcher County is about 1 in 213.

$35

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Letcher County resident about $35 per year.

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

The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US county. Letcher County is in the 39th percentile for safety, meaning 61% of counties are safer and 39% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Letcher County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Letcher County is 4.703 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Letcher County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Letcher County may be as high as 1 in 188 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 404 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Letcher County, KY: about 27 per year. The southeast part of Letcher County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

How Letcher County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Letcher County, KY:	4.703
Kentucky:	5.710
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Letcher County is safer than the Kentucky 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 Letcher County, KY

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Letcher County about $741,589 in 2025, or roughly $35 per resident. This is part of Letcher County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Letcher County, including every crime type and how Letcher County compares to other counties.

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 Letcher County's crime maps on the Letcher County overall crime page.

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Individual Letcher County Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Letcher County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Letcher County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Knott County, KY	B-	A-	B-	C+
Wise County, VA	C-	C	C-	C
Norton City, VA	D+	D+	D+	C
Perry County, KY	C+	B+	C+	D+
Dickenson County, VA	C+	B-	C+	C
Floyd County, KY	B-	A-	C+	C+
Pike County, KY	B	B+	B	C
Harlan County, KY	C-	B	C-	D+
Leslie County, KY	C	C+	C+	D
Lee County, VA	C-	C-	C-	C+

Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations

Letcher County is similar versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Redwood County, MN	B-	B+	B+	B
Jackson County, IA	B	B	B	B-
Jackson County, KS	C+	C+	C+	D+
Jackson County, KY	C+	B+	B+	D-
Jackson County, OK	C-	C	C	C-
Jackson County, TN	C+	D+	D+	D
Jackson County, TX	C+	C	C	B-
Jackson County, WI	B	B-	B-	B
Jefferson County, MT	B+	B-	B-	B+
Red River County, TX	D-	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Letcher County, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 25% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Letcher County schools on SchoolGrade

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Letcher County, KY Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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