Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Puyallup
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Puyallup residents.
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1 in 807
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Puyallup is about 1 in 807.
$9
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Puyallup resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Puyallup in green. The most dangerous areas in Puyallup 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 Puyallup, WA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Puyallup is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Puyallup's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Puyallup is 1.239 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Puyallup generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Puyallup may be as high as 1 in 594 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,150 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southwest parts of Puyallup, WA: about 40 per year. The northeast part of Puyallup has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 4 in a typical year.
How Puyallup's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Puyallup to the Washington state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Puyallup, WA: | 1.239 |
|---|---|
| Washington: | 0.9734 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Puyallup is less safe than the Washington 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 Puyallup, WA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Puyallup about $669,927 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Puyallup's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Puyallup, including every crime type and how Puyallup 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 Puyallup's crime maps on the Puyallup 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 Puyallup is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Puyallup.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | D- | F | B- | |
D+ | C+ | D | A- | |
F | D+ | F | A- | |
D+ | C | D | A | |
F | D- | F | B | |
F | D | F | A- | |
B+ | A- | A- | A+ | |
D | D+ | D | A | |
F | D- | F | B | |
C | B | C- | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Puyallup 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 | C | C | D+ | |
C- | C- | C- | C+ | |
B | A | A | B+ | |
C | B- | B- | D+ | |
C- | C- | C- | C- | |
D | D- | D- | B- | |
D | D | D | D | |
B- | C+ | C+ | A+ | |
B- | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
C+ | C | C | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Puyallup, WA average SchoolGrade of F, with 11% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Puyallup schools on SchoolGrade
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