Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Santa Teresa
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Santa Teresa residents.
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1 in 297
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Santa Teresa is about 1 in 297.
$25
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Santa Teresa resident about $25 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Santa Teresa in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Teresa 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 Teresa, NM Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US city. Santa Teresa is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of cities are safer and 47% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Teresa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Santa Teresa is 3.372 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Teresa generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Santa Teresa may be as high as 1 in 249 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 543 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northwest parts of Santa Teresa, NM: about 12 per year. The northeast part of Santa Teresa has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Santa Teresa's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Santa Teresa 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 Teresa, NM: | 3.372 |
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| New Mexico: | 3.086 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Santa Teresa is as safe as the New Mexico state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Santa Teresa, NM
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Santa Teresa about $275,449 in 2025, or roughly $25 per resident. This is part of Santa Teresa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Teresa, including every crime type and how Santa Teresa 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 Teresa's crime maps on the Santa Teresa 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 Teresa is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Teresa.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C- | D- | C | C+ | |
D | D | D | B- | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
D+ | D- | D+ | B- | |
D | D | D | C- | |
F | D- | F | C- | |
B | A- | B | B | |
D- | C- | D- | B- | |
D- | D | D- | C- | |
D | D | D | C+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Santa Teresa 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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F | F | F | C- | |
C | B+ | B+ | B | |
D- | D- | D- | B- | |
D | D- | D- | F | |
A | A+ | A+ | C | |
C- | F | F | B+ | |
C | B- | B- | D | |
A+ | A- | A- | B- | |
D | D | D | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Teresa, NM average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Santa Teresa schools on SchoolGrade
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