Mortons Gap, KY Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

1 in 381

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Mortons Gap is about 1 in 381.

$19

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Mortons Gap resident about $19 per year.

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

The B- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Mortons Gap is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of cities are safer and 57% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mortons Gap's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Mortons Gap is 2.622 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mortons Gap generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Mortons Gap may be as high as 1 in 240 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 407 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Mortons Gap, KY: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Mortons Gap has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mortons Gap's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Mortons Gap, KY:	2.622
Kentucky:	5.710
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Mortons Gap is safer than the Kentucky 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 Mortons Gap, KY

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Mortons Gap about $14,138 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Mortons Gap's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mortons Gap, including every crime type and how Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap's crime maps on the Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mortons Gap.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Oak Hill, KY	C-	B	D+	C+
Earlington, KY	C	C+	C-	C+
Nortonville, KY	C+	B+	C+	C
Grapevine, KY	C	B+	C-	C
Madisonville, KY	D+	B-	D+	D+
White Plains, KY	D	B	D	C-
Richland, KY	B-	B-	B-	C+
St. Charles, KY	C	B	C+	D
Mannington, KY	D+	A-	D-	D+
Graham, KY	D+	B	D+	D+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Mortons Gap 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
East Tawakoni, TX	B-	C-	C-	D+
Wilmot, SD	D	B-	B-	F
Farmersville, IL	C	B-	B-	B+
Woodville, TN	C	D-	D-	B
Fairdealing, MO	D+	C-	C-	D
Fairchilds, TX	B-	D	D	B+
Everetts, NC	C-	C-	C-	D+
Eureka, WA	D	C	C	A
Yankeetown, OH	B	B+	B+	B+
Engadine, MI	C	D-	D-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mortons Gap, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mortons Gap schools on SchoolGrade

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