Melrose, NM Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 251

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Melrose is about 1 in 251.

$30

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Melrose resident about $30 per year.

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

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

The rate of drug-related crime in Melrose is 3.990 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Melrose generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Melrose may be as high as 1 in 206 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 255 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Melrose, NM: about 1 per year. The north part of Melrose has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Melrose's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Melrose, NM:	3.990
New Mexico:	3.086
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Melrose is less safe than the New Mexico 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 Melrose, NM

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Melrose about $20,775 in 2025, or roughly $30 per resident. This is part of Melrose's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Melrose, including every crime type and how Melrose 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 Melrose's crime maps on the Melrose 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 Melrose is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Melrose.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Krider, NM	D-	D	D-	C-
St. Vrain, NM	D-	D-	D	C-
Grier, NM	D-	D-	D	C
Ranchvale, NM	C+	C-	B	C
Cannon Air Force Base, NM	D+	D	C-	B-
Hollene, NM	C	D+	B-	C-
Taiban, NM	F	F	F	D+
Clovis, NM	D-	D-	D	C+
Texico, NM	C-	C-	C	C
Fort Sumner, NM	F	F	F	D

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Melrose 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
Sand Lake, NY	A-	A-	A-	A+
Nona, TX	C-	D+	D+	D+
North Hornell, NY	B-	C-	C-	A+
Nuremberg, PA	A-	A+	A+	A
Oliver, AL	C+	C+	C+	D
Owendale, MI	A	B-	B-	A
Oxford, AR	D+	F	F	D
Oxford, NE	C-	B-	B-	D-
Paddy Hill, NY	B	C-	C-	A+
Pajaro, CA	D	D	D	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Melrose, NM average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Melrose schools on SchoolGrade

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