Drug-Related Crime per Capita in New Kensington
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 New Kensington residents.
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1 in 847
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Kensington is about 1 in 847.
$9
Drug-Related Crime costs the average New Kensington resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in New Kensington in green. The most dangerous areas in New Kensington 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 Kensington, PA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. New Kensington is in the 82nd percentile for safety, meaning 18% of cities are safer and 82% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Kensington's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in New Kensington is 1.180 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Kensington generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Kensington may be as high as 1 in 585 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,455 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of New Kensington, PA: about 4 per year. The south part of New Kensington has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
How New Kensington's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in New Kensington to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| New Kensington, PA: | 1.180 |
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| Pennsylvania: | 1.381 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, New Kensington 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 New Kensington, PA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of New Kensington about $133,372 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of New Kensington's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Kensington, including every crime type and how New Kensington 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 New Kensington's crime maps on the New Kensington 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 New Kensington is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Kensington.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | A- | B- | A- | |
D+ | D+ | D- | A- | |
C+ | C- | C- | B+ | |
C+ | B- | C- | B | |
C+ | B+ | C- | B+ | |
C+ | B | D+ | A- | |
B | B+ | C | B+ | |
D+ | C | D- | B | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A | A | B+ | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
New Kensington 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 |
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C- | C- | C- | D+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
B+ | B- | B- | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | A+ | |
C- | C | C | B- | |
D+ | C | C | A | |
C+ | C- | C- | A | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
D | D | D | D+ | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Kensington, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Kensington schools on SchoolGrade
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