Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Memphis
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Memphis residents.
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1 in 218
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Memphis area is about 1 in 218.
$34
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Memphis resident about $34 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in the Memphis area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Memphis area 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 Memphis, TN Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Memphis is in the 31st percentile for safety, meaning 69% of cities are safer and 31% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Memphis area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in the Memphis area is 4.592 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Memphis area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Memphis area may be as high as 1 in 147 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 317 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Memphis, TN: about 1,036 per year. The northwest part of the Memphis area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 327 in a typical year.
How Memphis's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in the Memphis area to the Tennessee state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Memphis, TN: | 4.592 |
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| Tennessee: | 6.172 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the Memphis area is safer than the Tennessee 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 Memphis, TN
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Memphis about $46,447,432 in 2025, or roughly $34 per resident. This is part of the Memphis area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Memphis, including every crime type and how Memphis 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 Memphis's crime maps on the Memphis 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 the Memphis area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Memphis area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D+ | C | D | D | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C- | |
D | D | D- | B- | |
C- | D | C- | C | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
B- | C | B- | C | |
C- | B | D | D+ | |
C- | C+ | C | F | |
D | D- | D | C- | |
B | B | B+ | D- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Memphis is similar 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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D+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
D | D | D | C- | |
D- | C | C | D- | |
C+ | A | A | A- | |
D+ | C- | C- | D | |
C+ | D | D | A+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Memphis, TN average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Memphis schools on SchoolGrade
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