New Castle, CO Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in New Castle

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 New Castle residents.

 

New Castle, CO Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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D+

Overall Crime Grade™

C
C-
Other Crime Grade
D
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A crime occurs every 1 day 11 hours (on average) in New Castle.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in New Castle in green. The most dangerous areas in New Castle 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 New Castle, CO Safe?

The B- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. New Castle is in the 56th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of cities are safer and 56% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Castle's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in New Castle is 2.694 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Castle generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Castle may be as high as 1 in 245 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 540 in the north part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of New Castle, CO: about 4 per year. The south part of New Castle has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for New Castle, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for New Castle residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which New Castle has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which New Castle has 1, have the same problem. Of New Castle’s 7,673 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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New Castle Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 New Castle residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.907
Robbery
0.4576
Rape
0.9758
Murder
0.1208
Total Violent Crime
3.462 (C)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
9.676
Vehicle Theft
4.618
Burglary
2.311
Arson
0.2343
Total Property Crime
16.84 (C-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.5008
Drug Crimes
2.694
Vandalism
6.661
Identity Theft
2.296
Animal Cruelty
0.0989
Total "Other" Rate
12.25 (D)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in New Castle is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Castle.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
C
C+
C
B+
F
D
F
C+
F
D
F
B
D-
D-
F
B+
F
D
F
B-
F
D-
F
B
F
F
F
D
F
F
D
B-
D-
D-
D-
C+
F
F
F
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Castle is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
D+
C-
C-
D-
D
D+
D+
C-
D-
B
B
C-
D+
D+
D+
D+
B-
B-
B-
C
D-
D-
D-
D-
A-
A-
A-
B
C-
C-
C-
D-
B
A
A
B
A
A-
A-
A-

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, New Castle is as safe as the Colorado state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Castle, CO average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Castle schools on SchoolGrade

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