Poolesville, MD Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Poolesville

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

 

Poolesville, MD Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A
Violent Crime Grade
B+
Property Crime Grade
B+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,106

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Poolesville is about 1 in 1,106.

$7

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Poolesville resident about $7 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Poolesville in green. The most dangerous areas in Poolesville 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 Poolesville, MD Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The A grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Poolesville is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of cities are safer and 89% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Poolesville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Poolesville is 0.9044 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Poolesville generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Poolesville may be as high as 1 in 631 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,353 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Poolesville, MD: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Poolesville has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Poolesville's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Poolesville to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Poolesville, MD: 0.9044
Maryland: 3.407
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Poolesville is safer than the Maryland 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 Poolesville, MD

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Poolesville about $46,583 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Poolesville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Poolesville, including every crime type and how Poolesville 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 Poolesville's crime maps on the Poolesville 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 Poolesville is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Poolesville.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Beallsville, MD
A-
A-
A-
A-
Sugarland, MD
A
B+
A-
B+
Martinsburg, MD
A
B+
A-
B+
Cedar Grove, MD
A+
A+
A-
A+
Lansdowne, VA
A-
A+
A-
B-
Barnesville, MD
B+
B
B-
A+
Countryside, VA
B+
A+
B
C
Dickerson, MD
B+
B+
B-
A-
Cascades, VA
B+
A+
B+
C+
Boyds, MD
A-
A
B
A+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Poolesville 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
Cedarville, OH
D+
B-
B-
B
Chamberlayne, VA
D+
C+
C+
C
Chadron, NE
F
D
D
D
Century, FL
A-
D+
D+
A-
Centralia, MO
C
D+
D+
C-
Central Square, NY
B+
C
C
A+
Centerville, TN
D-
D-
D-
F
Centerville, SC
B-
C
C
C-
Centerville, IA
C
C
C
C-
Centerport, NY
A-
A
A
A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Poolesville, MD average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Poolesville schools on SchoolGrade

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