Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Owsley County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Owsley County residents.
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1 in 171
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Owsley County is about 1 in 171.
$43
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Owsley County resident about $43 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Owsley County in green. The most dangerous areas in Owsley 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 Owsley County, KY Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US county. Owsley County is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of counties are safer and 24% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Owsley County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in Owsley County is 5.863 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Owsley County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Owsley County may be as high as 1 in 161 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 202 in the northwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Owsley County, KY: about 5 per year. The south part of Owsley County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.
How Owsley County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Owsley County to the Kentucky state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Owsley County, KY: | 5.863 |
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| Kentucky: | 5.710 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Owsley County is as safe as the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Owsley County, KY
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Owsley County about $162,856 in 2025, or roughly $43 per resident. This is part of Owsley County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Owsley County, including every crime type and how Owsley 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 Owsley County's crime maps on the Owsley County overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Owsley County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Owsley County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D+ | B- | D+ | D+ | |
C+ | B+ | B- | D- | |
B | C+ | B | C+ | |
C | B- | C+ | D | |
D+ | B+ | D | D+ | |
C+ | B | C | D+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | D | |
B | A | B | B- | |
C+ | B+ | C+ | D+ | |
B+ | A- | A- | D+ |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
Owsley County is similar 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 |
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B+ | A- | A- | F | |
C | C | C | C- | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | D+ | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | C- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | A- | |
C- | C- | C- | D | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D | |
B- | A- | A- | C | |
D- | F | F | F | |
C- | B | B | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Owsley County, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Owsley County schools on SchoolGrade
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