Drug-Related Crime per Capita in North Plainfield
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 North Plainfield residents.
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1 in 1,980
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in North Plainfield is about 1 in 1,980.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average North Plainfield resident about $4 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in North Plainfield in green. The most dangerous areas in North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield, NJ Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. North Plainfield is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of cities are safer and 94% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to North Plainfield's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in North Plainfield is 0.5051 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in North Plainfield generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in North Plainfield may be as high as 1 in 1,314 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,686 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the east parts of North Plainfield, NJ: about 2 per year. The northwest part of North Plainfield has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How North Plainfield's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in North Plainfield to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| North Plainfield, NJ: | 0.5051 |
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| New Jersey: | 0.6417 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, North Plainfield is safer than the New Jersey 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 North Plainfield, NJ
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of North Plainfield about $87,607 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of North Plainfield's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for North Plainfield, including every crime type and how North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield's crime maps on the North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to North Plainfield.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B | B+ | C | A+ | |
C- | B+ | D | A+ | |
B | B+ | C | A+ | |
A- | A+ | C+ | A+ | |
B- | A- | D+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | B | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A- | A+ | |
A | A+ | B+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A | A+ | |
A- | A | C+ | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
North Plainfield 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- | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
C | C | C | B+ | |
B- | A- | A- | B+ | |
C+ | B | B | C | |
B- | B | B | C | |
B | B- | B- | B+ | |
D | C- | C- | D+ | |
D- | C- | C- | D+ | |
C- | B- | B- | A+ | |
C | C- | C- | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in North Plainfield, NJ average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See North Plainfield schools on SchoolGrade
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