Sumas, WA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Sumas

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

 

Sumas, WA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

C+
D
Other Crime Grade
C+
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A crime occurs every 3 days 6 hours (on average) in Sumas.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Sumas in green. The most dangerous areas in Sumas 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 Sumas, WA Safe?

The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Sumas is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sumas's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Sumas is 1.288 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sumas generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Sumas may be as high as 1 in 725 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,132 in the southeast part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Sumas, WA: about 1 per year. The south part of Sumas has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Sumas, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Sumas residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Sumas has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Sumas has 0, have the same problem. Of Sumas’s 3,591 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Sumas Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Sumas residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.321
Robbery
0.7852
Rape
0.7380
Murder
0.0197
Total Violent Crime
2.864 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
15.03
Vehicle Theft
2.558
Burglary
2.821
Arson
0.1405
Total Property Crime
20.55 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1621
Drug Crimes
1.288
Vandalism
5.815
Identity Theft
0.4187
Animal Cruelty
0.0532
Total "Other" Rate
7.736 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Sumas is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sumas.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
C
B-
D+
A-
D+
C
D
A-
F
D-
F
A-
F
D
F
B+
D-
D-
D
A-
D+
B
D
B+
C-
B
D+
A-
D+
C+
D
A
D-
D-
D-
A-
F
D-
F
A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sumas is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
C-
D-
D-
B-
B
B
B
D
A+
A-
A-
A
A
B+
B+
A-
D-
D
D
F
D-
D-
D-
C+
D-
D-
D-
C-
D+
D
D
C
C-
C
C
A+
B+
B+
B+
A

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Sumas is less safe than the Washington state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sumas, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Sumas schools on SchoolGrade

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