Ruston, LA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Ruston

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

 

Ruston, LA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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C-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 234

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Ruston is about 1 in 234.

$32

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Ruston resident about $32 per year.

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

The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Ruston is in the 35th percentile for safety, meaning 65% of cities are safer and 35% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ruston's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Ruston is 4.268 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ruston generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Ruston may be as high as 1 in 196 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 279 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Ruston, LA: about 29 per year. The north part of Ruston has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 8 in a typical year.

How Ruston's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Ruston, LA: 4.268
Louisiana: 5.221
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Ruston is safer than the Louisiana 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 Ruston, LA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Ruston about $1,030,247 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Ruston's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ruston, including every crime type and how Ruston 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 Ruston's crime maps on the Ruston 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 Ruston is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Ruston.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Kelleys, LA
D-
F
D-
C-
Grambling, LA
D-
F
D-
D+
Vienna, LA
A
B+
A
C
Woodville, LA
F
F
F
C
Douglas, LA
B
C+
C+
C
Hilly, LA
A
B+
A
C
Clay, LA
C
C-
C
D+
Choudrant, LA
C+
C-
C
C
Simsboro, LA
D+
D-
D+
C-
Mineral Springs, LA
B+
B-
A
D+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Ruston 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
Beltsville, MD
C+
C
C
A
Ozark, MO
B-
C+
C+
D
Newtown, PA
A
A+
A+
A
Norfolk, NE
C-
B-
B-
D+
North Andover, MA
B
C+
C+
A-
Norwood, MA
B+
B
B
A-
Nutley, NJ
B+
A
A
A+
O'Fallon, IL
A
A
A
A-
Orchard Park, NY
B+
B+
B+
A+
Orcutt, CA
C
D+
D+
B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ruston, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ruston schools on SchoolGrade

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