Melton, VA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Melton

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

 

Melton, VA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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B-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$18

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Melton resident about $18 per year.

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

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

The rate of drug-related crime in Melton is 2.384 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Melton generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Melton may be as high as 1 in 397 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 437 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of Melton, VA: about 0 per year. The east part of Melton has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Melton's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Melton, VA: 2.384
Virginia: 3.200
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Melton is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Melton, VA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Melton about $10,916 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Melton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Melton, including every crime type and how Melton 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 Melton's crime maps on the Melton 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 Melton is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Melton.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Green Springs, VA
A-
B+
A-
B
Gordonsville, VA
B-
B
B-
C+
Madison Run, VA
C
C+
C
C
Waldrop, VA
A-
B+
A
B
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
C+
C+
C
C+
Lindsay, VA
B+
A-
B+
B
Thelma, VA
A
A
A+
B
Orange, VA
C
D+
C
C+
Montpelier Station, VA
C
C-
C
C
Ellisville, VA
C
C
C-
C

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Melton is lower 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
Log Cabin, TX
C+
C+
C+
F
Ridgeside, TN
D-
D-
D-
D+
Reynard, TX
D
D
D
D
Reed, KY
D+
B+
B+
D
Quaker Springs, NY
A
B+
B+
A+
Lost Nation, IA
C-
B+
B+
D+
Long Lake, NY
A-
B-
B-
A+
Long Lake, MI
C
C-
C-
B
Lone Mountain, TN
C-
D
D
F
Lohrville, WI
B+
B+
B+
C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Melton, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Melton schools on SchoolGrade

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