Nash County, NC Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 399

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Nash County is about 1 in 399.

$19

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Nash County resident about $19 per year.

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

The B+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US county. Nash County is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of counties are safer and 74% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Nash County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Nash County is 2.506 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Nash County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Nash County may be as high as 1 in 296 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 531 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southwest parts of Nash County, NC: about 39 per year. The east part of Nash County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 16 in a typical year.

How Nash County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Nash County, NC:	2.506
North Carolina:	5.752
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Nash County is safer than the North Carolina 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 Nash County, NC

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Nash County about $1,779,820 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Nash County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Nash County, including every crime type and how Nash 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 Nash County's crime maps on the Nash County overall crime page.

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Individual Nash County Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Nash County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Nash County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Wilson County, NC	C-	C-	D+	C
Edgecombe County, NC	F	F	D-	C-
Franklin County, NC	B-	B-	B-	B-
Halifax County, NC	F	F	F	C-
Warren County, NC	D-	D-	D	C-
Greene County, NC	C-	D	C-	B-
Vance County, NC	D	D	D-	C
Johnston County, NC	B+	B	A-	C-
Pitt County, NC	D	C-	D	C+
Northampton County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D+

Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations

Nash 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
Grant County, WA	D	C+	C+	A+
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+	C+
Elmore County, AL	B+	B+	B+	C-
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-	D+
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	C+	D-	D-	A
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B	B+
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-	B+
Fond du Lac County, WI	A-	A-	A-	C+
Franklin County, MO	B	C+	C+	C+
Franklin County, WA	D+	C	C	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Nash County, NC average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Nash County schools on SchoolGrade

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Nash County, NC Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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