Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Santa Cruz
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Santa Cruz residents.
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1 in 232
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Santa Cruz is about 1 in 232.
$32
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Santa Cruz resident about $32 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Santa Cruz in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz, NM Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Santa Cruz is in the 34th percentile for safety, meaning 66% of cities are safer and 34% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Cruz's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Santa Cruz is 4.318 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Cruz generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Santa Cruz may be as high as 1 in 190 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 287 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Santa Cruz, NM: about 5 per year. The south part of Santa Cruz has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Santa Cruz's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Santa Cruz to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Santa Cruz, NM: | 4.318 |
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| New Mexico: | 3.086 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Santa Cruz is less safe than the New Mexico 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 Santa Cruz, NM
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Santa Cruz about $105,283 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Santa Cruz's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Cruz, including every crime type and how Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz's crime maps on the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Cruz.
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 | D- | D- | B- | |
F | F | D- | C- | |
F | F | F | C+ | |
F | F | D- | B | |
D- | F | D- | B | |
D- | F | D+ | B+ | |
F | F | D- | C | |
D- | F | D | B+ | |
D | D- | D | B |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Santa Cruz 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 |
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D+ | D | D | F | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
C | B | B | D | |
D- | D- | D- | B | |
C- | C+ | C+ | C | |
D- | D+ | D+ | F | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Cruz, NM average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santa Cruz schools on SchoolGrade
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