Drug-Related Crime per Capita in New Paltz
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 New Paltz residents.
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1 in 3,250
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Paltz is about 1 in 3,250.
$2
Drug-Related Crime costs the average New Paltz resident about $2 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in New Paltz in green. The most dangerous areas in New Paltz 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 Paltz, NY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. New Paltz is in the 98th percentile for safety, meaning 2% of cities are safer and 98% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Paltz's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in New Paltz is 0.3077 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Paltz generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Paltz may be as high as 1 in 2,802 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,008 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of New Paltz, NY: about 2 per year. The southeast part of New Paltz has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How New Paltz's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in New Paltz to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| New Paltz, NY: | 0.3077 |
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| New York: | 0.5009 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, New Paltz is safer than the New York 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 Paltz, NY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of New Paltz about $36,278 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of New Paltz's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Paltz, including every crime type and how New Paltz 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 Paltz's crime maps on the New Paltz 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 Paltz is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Paltz.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C+ | C+ | D | A+ | |
B | C+ | C- | A+ | |
A | D- | A | A+ | |
A- | B- | B- | A+ | |
B- | C | C- | A+ | |
A- | B | B- | A+ | |
A | D+ | A- | A+ | |
B+ | C- | C+ | A+ | |
B- | C+ | C- | A+ | |
A | C | B+ | A+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
New Paltz 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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A+ | A | A | A | |
F | D- | D- | D- | |
B | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | A- | A- | A | |
D- | C- | C- | C+ | |
B- | B- | B- | C | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | C | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A | |
D+ | F | F | B | |
C+ | B- | B- | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Paltz, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 63% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Paltz schools on SchoolGrade
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