Drug-Related Crime per Capita in St. Simons Island
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 St. Simons Island residents.
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1 in 440
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in St. Simons Island is about 1 in 440.
$17
Drug-Related Crime costs the average St. Simons Island resident about $17 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in St. Simons Island in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Simons Island 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. Simons Island, GA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. St. Simons Island is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Simons Island's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in St. Simons Island is 2.272 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Simons Island generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in St. Simons Island may be as high as 1 in 325 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 534 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of St. Simons Island, GA: about 2 per year. The southeast part of St. Simons Island has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How St. Simons Island's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in St. Simons Island to the Georgia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| St. Simons Island, GA: | 2.272 |
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| Georgia: | 3.605 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, St. Simons Island is safer than the Georgia 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 St. Simons Island, GA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of St. Simons Island about $34,000 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of St. Simons Island's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Simons Island, including every crime type and how St. Simons Island 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 St. Simons Island's crime maps on the St. Simons Island 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 St. Simons Island is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to St. Simons Island.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A | A+ | B | |
A- | A- | B- | B | |
B | C- | B+ | C+ | |
A+ | A- | A+ | A | |
C | C- | C | B- | |
D+ | D | D+ | C+ | |
C | D+ | C- | B- | |
B | D+ | B | B- | |
B | B | B- | B- | |
B+ | C+ | B+ | B- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
St. Simons Island 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 |
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A | C+ | C+ | A+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
C- | B | B | F | |
B+ | A- | A- | A+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
B | A- | A- | C | |
F | C- | C- | B | |
D | F | F | C- | |
A- | B- | B- | B+ | |
A- | A- | A- | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Simons Island, GA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See St. Simons Island schools on SchoolGrade
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