The Lanes, Waltham, MA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	A+
Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 598

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in The Lanes is about 1 in 598.

$12

Drug-Related Crime costs the average The Lanes resident about $12 per year.

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

The B+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. The Lanes is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of neighborhoods are safer and 70% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to The Lanes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in The Lanes is 1.672 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Lanes generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in The Lanes may be as high as 1 in 516 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 849 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of The Lanes, Waltham, MA: about 2 per year. The northwest part of The Lanes has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How The Lanes's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

The Lanes, Waltham, MA:	1.672
Massachusetts:	1.279
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, The Lanes is less safe than 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 The Lanes, Waltham, MA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of The Lanes about $50,164 in 2025, or roughly $12 per resident. This is part of The Lanes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for The Lanes, including every crime type and how The Lanes compares to other neighborhoods.

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 The Lanes's crime maps on the The Lanes overall crime page.

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Individual The Lanes Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Piety Corner, Waltham, MA	A	A	A+	B+
Lakeview, Waltham, MA	A+	A+	A+	A-
North Waltham, Waltham, MA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA	A	A	A	B
Bank Square, Waltham, MA	A-	A	A-	B
Bleachery, Waltham, MA	A-	A-	A-	B
Warrendale, Waltham, MA	A-	A-	A	B+
South Side, Waltham, MA	A-	A	A	B
Bemis, Watertown Town, MA	A-	B	A	B+
Waverley Square, Belmont, MA	A	A	A	B+

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Lanes is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Volker, Kansas City, MO	D	D-	D-	F
Chollas View, San Diego, CA	C-	D+	D+	B
Church Hill, Richmond, VA	C-	A-	A-	C-
Wyatt Street, Largo, FL	A-	C+	C+	B+
West Gate, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C-	F
Cumberland, Greensboro, NC	B	B-	B-	D
Deer Park, Louisville, KY	C	A-	A-	F
Downtown Huntsville, Huntsville, AL	D	D+	D+	D-
Downtown Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ	D-	F	F	C
Eagle Bay, Kissimmee, FL	A+	A-	A-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Lanes, Waltham, MA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See The Lanes schools on SchoolGrade

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The Lanes, Waltham, MA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

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