Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Melvin
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Melvin residents.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Melvin resident about $8 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Melvin in green. The most dangerous areas in Melvin 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 Melvin, IL Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Melvin is in the 85th percentile for safety, meaning 15% of cities are safer and 85% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Melvin's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Melvin is 1.059 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Melvin generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Melvin may be as high as 1 in 913 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,145 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Melvin, IL: about 0 per year. The south part of Melvin has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Melvin's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Melvin to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Melvin, IL: | 1.059 |
|---|---|
| Illinois: | 1.526 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Melvin is safer than the Illinois 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 Melvin, IL
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Melvin about $5,376 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Melvin's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Melvin, including every crime type and how Melvin 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 Melvin's crime maps on the Melvin 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 Melvin is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Melvin.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B+ | B- | B | A | |
A | B- | A+ | A | |
A+ | B- | A+ | A | |
A | B | A+ | A | |
A- | B | A- | A | |
A+ | B- | A+ | A | |
A | A- | A+ | A- | |
B+ | B | B+ | B+ | |
A- | A- | B | A- | |
A- | B+ | A | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Melvin 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 |
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A- | C | C | A+ | |
B | C- | C- | B- | |
C+ | C- | C- | D+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | C+ | |
C | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
F | D- | D- | C+ | |
C- | C | C | B- | |
A | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
B | A | A | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Melvin, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Melvin schools on SchoolGrade
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