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

D+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	C+
Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 185

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Martin County is about 1 in 185.

$40

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Martin County resident about $40 per year.

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

The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US county. Martin County is in the 30th percentile for safety, meaning 70% of counties are safer and 30% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Martin County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Martin County is 5.393 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Martin County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Martin County may be as high as 1 in 158 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 282 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Martin County, KY: about 11 per year. The south part of Martin County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 4 in a typical year.

How Martin County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Martin County, KY:	5.393
Kentucky:	5.710
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Martin County is as safe as 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 Martin County, KY

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Martin County about $453,106 in 2025, or roughly $40 per resident. This is part of Martin County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Martin County, including every crime type and how Martin 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 Martin County's crime maps on the Martin County overall crime page.

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Individual Martin County Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Johnson County, KY	B	B+	B-	C
Lawrence County, KY	A-	A	A-	C+
Mingo County, WV	B	B-	B	D
Floyd County, KY	B-	A-	C+	C+
Pike County, KY	B	B+	B	C
Logan County, WV	B	B-	B	D-
Wayne County, WV	B+	B	B+	D+
Magoffin County, KY	C+	A-	C	C
Lincoln County, WV	A-	B	A-	D+
Elliott County, KY	B-	B+	B-	C+

Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations

Martin County is lower 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
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	F	D
Big Horn County, MT	F	D-	D-	B+
Big Horn County, WY	C+	A	A	F
Big Stone County, MN	D+	B+	B+	B+
Bowman County, ND	D	C-	C-	F
Boyd County, NE	D-	D	D	F
Webster County, NE	C+	D+	D+	D+
Wells County, ND	D	B-	B-	F
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	D	B-
Bienville Parish, LA	C-	D-	D-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Martin County, KY average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Martin County schools on SchoolGrade

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

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