Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Texas
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Texas residents.
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1 in 221
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Texas is about 1 in 221.
$33
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Texas resident about $33 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Texas in green. The most dangerous areas in Texas 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 Texas Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US state. Texas is in the 35th percentile for safety, meaning 65% of states are safer and 35% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Texas's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.
The rate of drug-related crime in Texas is 4.526 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Texas generally consider the southeast part of the state to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Texas may be as high as 1 in 166 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 315 in the southeast part of the state.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Texas: about 36,342 per year. The northwest part of Texas has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 6,229 in a typical year.
How Texas's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Texas to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Texas: | 4.526 |
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| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Texas is as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Texas
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Texas about $1,037,342,613 in 2025, or roughly $33 per resident. This is part of Texas's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Texas, including every crime type and how Texas compares to other states.
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 Texas's crime maps on the Texas overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States
Compared to surrounding states, the rate of drug-related crime in Texas is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Texas.
Nearby State | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D+ | D+ | D | C- | |
D+ | D- | D | D+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D+ | C- | C | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C | |
F | F | D- | B- | |
D | D | D+ | C- | |
C+ | C+ | B | D+ | |
C+ | B+ | C+ | C- | |
F | D- | F | B |
Drug-Related Crime in State with Similar Populations
Texas is higher versus other states of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in states with comparable overall population.
Similar State | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D- | D | D | F | |
C | C- | C- | C+ | |
A+ | C+ | C+ | A | |
B | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
C | B | B | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C | |
C+ | B- | B- | B- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C- | |
D- | C+ | C+ | A | |
A | A | A | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Texas average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Texas schools on SchoolGrade
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