Portsville, DE Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Portsville

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

 

Portsville, DE Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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C-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
C
Violent Crime Grade
B
Property Crime Grade
C+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 247

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Portsville is about 1 in 247.

$30

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Portsville resident about $30 per year.

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

The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Portsville is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of cities are safer and 38% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Portsville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Portsville is 4.053 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Portsville generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Portsville may be as high as 1 in 219 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 265 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Portsville, DE: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Portsville has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Portsville's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Portsville, DE: 4.053
Delaware: 6.148
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Portsville is safer than the Delaware 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 Portsville, DE

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Portsville about $22,455 in 2025, or roughly $30 per resident. This is part of Portsville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Portsville, including every crime type and how Portsville 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 Portsville's crime maps on the Portsville 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 Portsville is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Portsville.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Bethel, DE
C-
D+
C
C
Sharptown, MD
B
C+
B+
B-
Galestown, MD
B+
D+
B+
C
Woodland, DE
C+
C+
A-
C
Laurel, DE
D+
D+
C
D+
Delmar, DE
C-
C-
C+
D
Blades, DE
A
A-
A+
B
Lake Pines, DE
C-
B+
C
C-
Rhodesdale, MD
B
D+
B
C
Spring Grove, MD
C-
D+
C
C-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Portsville 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
Orpha, WY
B-
A-
A-
D
Pridgen, GA
A-
C+
C+
A-
Powers Lake, ND
D+
C+
C+
F
Powder Springs, TN
D
D
D
D-
Pope Valley, CA
F
F
F
B-
Pittsboro, MS
A
A+
A+
C-
Pilot View, KY
B-
A-
A-
C+
Perkins, GA
B-
C
C
B
Paragonah, UT
F
D
D
F
Palo Pinto, TX
C
C
C
D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Portsville, DE average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Portsville schools on SchoolGrade

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