Drug-Related Crime per Capita in St. Joseph County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 St. Joseph County residents.
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1 in 182
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in St. Joseph County is about 1 in 182.
$41
Drug-Related Crime costs the average St. Joseph County resident about $41 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in St. Joseph County in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Joseph County 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 St. Joseph County, IN Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US county. St. Joseph County is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of counties are safer and 28% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Joseph County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in St. Joseph County is 5.487 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Joseph County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in St. Joseph County may be as high as 1 in 98 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 291 in the southeast part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of St. Joseph County, IN: about 321 per year. The southwest part of St. Joseph County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 77 in a typical year.
How St. Joseph County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in St. Joseph County to the Indiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| St. Joseph County, IN: | 5.487 |
|---|---|
| Indiana: | 4.400 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, St. Joseph County is less safe than the Indiana 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 St. Joseph County, IN
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of St. Joseph County about $11,414,293 in 2025, or roughly $41 per resident. This is part of St. Joseph County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Joseph County, including every crime type and how St. Joseph County compares to other counties.
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 St. Joseph County's crime maps on the St. Joseph County overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in St. Joseph County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Joseph County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B- | B+ | B | |
A+ | B+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | A- | A- | C+ | |
B+ | C- | B+ | A- | |
B | B- | C+ | B- | |
A+ | A | A+ | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A | C | |
A | B | A+ | A- | |
B+ | C+ | B- | B- | |
A | A+ | A- | B- |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
St. Joseph County is higher versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B | A+ | A+ | A | |
C+ | D | D | A- | |
B | C- | C- | A+ | |
B | D | D | A+ | |
C+ | C- | C- | A | |
C- | C- | C- | C- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | A | |
B- | B | B | C- | |
B- | A | A | C- | |
C+ | C | C | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Joseph County, IN average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See St. Joseph County schools on SchoolGrade
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