Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Mesa Lakes
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Mesa Lakes residents.
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$26
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Mesa Lakes resident about $26 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Mesa Lakes in green. The most dangerous areas in Mesa Lakes 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 Mesa Lakes, CO Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Mesa Lakes is in the 45th percentile for safety, meaning 55% of cities are safer and 45% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mesa Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Mesa Lakes is 3.546 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mesa Lakes generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Mesa Lakes may be as high as 1 in 254 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 508 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Mesa Lakes, CO: about 0 per year. The west part of Mesa Lakes has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Mesa Lakes's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Mesa Lakes to the Colorado state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Mesa Lakes, CO: | 3.546 |
|---|---|
| Colorado: | 2.827 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Mesa Lakes is less safe than the Colorado 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 Mesa Lakes, CO
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Mesa Lakes about $3,200 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Mesa Lakes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mesa Lakes, including every crime type and how Mesa Lakes 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 Mesa Lakes's crime maps on the Mesa Lakes 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 Mesa Lakes is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mesa Lakes.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | D | A | C | |
B- | D+ | A- | C | |
D | D- | D | B- | |
D | D- | D+ | B | |
C | B- | B | C- | |
C+ | C+ | B | C- | |
C | C | C- | B | |
D+ | D+ | C- | B- | |
D | D | D | B- | |
B+ | C- | A- | B+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Mesa Lakes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | A | A | A- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | D | D | B | |
A+ | A- | A- | A- | |
C- | C | C | B | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
C | B+ | B+ | F | |
D+ | C | C | C+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mesa Lakes, CO average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mesa Lakes schools on SchoolGrade
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