Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Mercer County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Mercer County residents.
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1 in 862
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Mercer County is about 1 in 862.
$9
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Mercer County resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Mercer County in green. The most dangerous areas in Mercer 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 Mercer County, PA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US county. Mercer County is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of counties are safer and 93% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mercer County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in Mercer County is 1.160 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mercer County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Mercer County may be as high as 1 in 635 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,126 in the southwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Mercer County, PA: about 31 per year. The northwest part of Mercer County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 4 in a typical year.
How Mercer County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Mercer County to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Mercer County, PA: | 1.160 |
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| Pennsylvania: | 1.381 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Mercer County is safer than the Pennsylvania 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 Mercer County, PA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Mercer County about $965,151 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Mercer County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mercer County, including every crime type and how Mercer 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 Mercer County's crime maps on the Mercer County overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Mercer County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Mercer County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A | A- | B+ | A+ | |
C+ | B- | C | A- | |
C | C+ | C- | B | |
A | B+ | A | A | |
A+ | A- | A | A | |
A+ | A+ | A- | A+ | |
B | B- | C+ | B+ | |
C+ | C | C | A- | |
A | A | A- | A | |
A | B+ | A | A |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
Mercer 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 |
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A | A- | A- | A | |
A | A- | A- | B | |
B | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
B- | C+ | C+ | C- | |
D+ | D | D | C+ | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A | B+ | B+ | A- | |
C- | D- | D- | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mercer County, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Mercer County schools on SchoolGrade
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