Drug-Related Crime per Capita in San Antonio
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 San Antonio residents.
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1 in 283
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the San Antonio area is about 1 in 283.
$26
Drug-Related Crime costs the average San Antonio resident about $26 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in the San Antonio area in green. The most dangerous areas in the San Antonio area 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 San Antonio, TX Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. San Antonio is in the 45th percentile for safety, meaning 55% of cities are safer and 45% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the San Antonio area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in the San Antonio area is 3.539 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the San Antonio area generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the San Antonio area may be as high as 1 in 244 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 323 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of San Antonio, TX: about 1,950 per year. The southeast part of the San Antonio area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 477 in a typical year.
How San Antonio's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in the San Antonio area to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| San Antonio, TX: | 3.539 |
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| Texas: | 4.526 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the San Antonio area is safer than the Texas 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 San Antonio, TX
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of San Antonio about $72,294,059 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of the San Antonio area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Antonio, including every crime type and how San Antonio 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 San Antonio's crime maps on the San Antonio 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 the San Antonio area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the San Antonio area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | C- | |
F | F | F | D | |
C | B+ | D+ | C+ | |
F | D | F | D+ | |
D+ | B+ | D+ | D+ | |
C- | B+ | D+ | C- | |
C- | B | D+ | C+ | |
D+ | C+ | D | C- | |
D+ | B- | D- | B | |
D- | D+ | D- | C- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
San Antonio is similar 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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D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D- | C | C | B+ | |
A- | B | B | A- | |
D+ | D | D | B | |
B- | B- | B- | B+ | |
D- | D | D | C- | |
C- | C | C | D+ | |
D | D | D | C- | |
D | D | D | C- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Antonio, TX average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See San Antonio schools on SchoolGrade
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