Porter, NC Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 161

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Porter is about 1 in 161.

$46

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Porter resident about $46 per year.

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

The D- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Porter is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of cities are safer and 15% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Porter's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Porter is 6.225 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Porter generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Porter may be as high as 1 in 127 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 211 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Porter, NC: about 3 per year. The northeast part of Porter has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Porter's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Porter, NC:	6.225
North Carolina:	5.752
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Porter is as safe as the North Carolina 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 Porter, NC

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Porter about $45,169 in 2025, or roughly $46 per resident. This is part of Porter's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Porter, including every crime type and how Porter 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 Porter's crime maps on the Porter 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 Porter is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Porter.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Norwood, NC	D	D+	D+	D
River Haven, NC	D-	D-	D-	D+
Cottonville, NC	D+	C+	D+	D
Albemarle, NC	D	D	D	D
Frog Pond, NC	D+	D+	C-	D
Mount Gilead, NC	D-	D-	D-	C-
Oakboro, NC	C-	C+	C	D-
Cedar Hill, NC	D	D+	D	C-
Bloomington, NC	C+	C+	C	C+
Red Cross, NC	C	B+	C	D

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Porter is higher 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
Trout Lake, WA	F	D	D	A+
Coal Center, PA	C+	C	C	A
Coalton, KY	C	C+	C+	C-
Cohay, MS	A-	A+	A+	C
Cold Brook, NY	A	B	B	A+
Colebrook, OH	B	A-	A-	A-
College Hill, KY	C	A-	A-	D
Drakesville, IA	A-	A+	A+	C-
Ebro, FL	B+	D-	D-	A
Eden, ID	B	A	A	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Porter, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Porter schools on SchoolGrade

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Porter, NC Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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