Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Sand Spring
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Sand Spring residents.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Sand Spring resident about $4 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Sand Spring in green. The most dangerous areas in Sand Spring 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 Sand Spring, PA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Sand Spring is in the 95th percentile for safety, meaning 5% of cities are safer and 95% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sand Spring's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Sand Spring is 0.4867 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sand Spring generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Sand Spring may be as high as 1 in 811 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,423 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Sand Spring, PA: about 0 per year. The east part of Sand Spring has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Sand Spring's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Sand Spring to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Sand Spring, PA: | 0.4867 |
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| Pennsylvania: | 1.381 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Sand Spring is safer than the Pennsylvania 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 Sand Spring, PA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Sand Spring about $4,471 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Sand Spring's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sand Spring, including every crime type and how Sand Spring 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 Sand Spring's crime maps on the Sand Spring 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 Sand Spring is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sand Spring.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | B+ | A | |
A | A+ | A- | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B+ | B+ | B | A- | |
A- | B+ | B- | A+ | |
A- | A- | B | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A | A | |
D | C- | D- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A | A |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Sand Spring 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- | C | |
C- | D | D | C- | |
C- | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
B+ | C | C | B+ | |
B- | D- | D- | B+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C- | |
C+ | D | D | C- | |
D- | F | F | D | |
D | D | D | D+ | |
B+ | D- | D- | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sand Spring, PA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sand Spring schools on SchoolGrade
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