Springfield, MA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Springfield

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

 

Springfield, MA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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A-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
C+
Violent Crime Grade
D
Property Crime Grade
C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 725

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Springfield area is about 1 in 725.

$10

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Springfield resident about $10 per year.

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

The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Springfield is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of cities are safer and 77% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Springfield area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in the Springfield area is 1.380 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Springfield area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Springfield area may be as high as 1 in 596 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 959 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Springfield, MA: about 116 per year. The southwest part of the Springfield area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 50 in a typical year.

How Springfield's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Springfield, MA: 1.380
Massachusetts: 1.279
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the Springfield area is as safe as the Massachusetts 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 Springfield, MA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Springfield about $4,802,179 in 2025, or roughly $10 per resident. This is part of the Springfield area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Springfield, including every crime type and how Springfield 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 Springfield's crime maps on the Springfield 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 Springfield area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Springfield area.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Indian Orchard, MA
C+
D+
C+
B
East Longmeadow, MA
B+
B-
B
A-
Longmeadow, MA
A-
B-
B+
A-
West Springfield Town, MA
C
D
C-
B+
Chicopee, MA
C+
D+
C
B+
Agawam Town, MA
B
B-
B-
A-
Wilbraham, MA
A
B+
A
A-
Ludlow, MA
A-
B-
B+
B+
Hampden, MA
A+
A-
A
A
Ludlow Center, MA
A
B
A-
A

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Springfield 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
Augusta, GA
C
C-
C-
C
Melbourne, FL
A
A-
A-
A
Toledo, OH
D+
D+
D+
C+
Wichita, KS
D-
D-
D-
D
Spokane, WA
D-
C-
C-
A-
Syracuse, NY
C+
D
D
A+
Harrisburg, PA
B+
B+
B+
A-
Chapel Hill, NC
D
D+
D+
D
Daytona Beach, FL
A-
B+
B+
A-
Provo, UT
B-
C+
C+
C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Springfield, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Springfield schools on SchoolGrade

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