South Kensington, MD Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in South Kensington

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

 

South Kensington, MD Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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A+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
B-
Violent Crime Grade
B-
Property Crime Grade
C-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,525

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in South Kensington is about 1 in 1,525.

$5

Drug-Related Crime costs the average South Kensington resident about $5 per year.

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

The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. South Kensington is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Kensington's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in South Kensington is 0.6559 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Kensington generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in South Kensington may be as high as 1 in 841 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,582 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of South Kensington, MD: about 1 per year. The northeast part of South Kensington has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How South Kensington's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

South Kensington, MD: 0.6559
Maryland: 3.407
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, South Kensington is safer than the Maryland 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 South Kensington, MD

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of South Kensington about $37,244 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of South Kensington's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Kensington, including every crime type and how South Kensington 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 South Kensington's crime maps on the South Kensington 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 South Kensington is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to South Kensington.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Chevy Chase View, MD
B
B+
C
A+
Kensington, MD
D-
C-
F
B
Garrett Park, MD
B
B-
C+
A-
North Chevy Chase, MD
B
A-
B
D
Wheaton, MD
C
C+
C-
A-
North Bethesda, MD
C-
C+
D
A-
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD
C-
B+
D
A
Chevy Chase Section Three, MD
B+
A-
B-
B+
Chevy Chase, MD
C
B-
D+
C+
Martins Additions, MD
C+
B
C
B+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

South Kensington 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
Citrus Hills, FL
A+
A+
A+
A
Clintonville, WI
C
B-
B-
C-
Clinton, IN
C-
D+
D+
C-
Clinton, IL
B
B+
B+
B+
Clermont, GA
B+
A
A
B
Clearwater Beach, FL
C+
C
C
A-
Claxton, GA
C
C
C
C+
Clarkston, WA
F
D
D
B+
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA
C
C
C
A
Clarion, PA
C
C+
C+
B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Kensington, MD average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See South Kensington schools on SchoolGrade

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