West Side, Scranton, PA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B+
Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

1 in 590

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in West Side is about 1 in 590.

$13

Drug-Related Crime costs the average West Side resident about $13 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in West Side in green. The most dangerous areas in West Side 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 West Side, Scranton, PA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. West Side is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of neighborhoods are safer and 69% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Side's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in West Side is 1.694 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Side generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in West Side may be as high as 1 in 462 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 701 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of West Side, Scranton, PA: about 3 per year. The southeast part of West Side has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

How West Side's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

West Side, Scranton, PA:	1.694
Pennsylvania:	1.381
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, West Side is less safe than the Pennsylvania 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 West Side, Scranton, PA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of West Side about $124,050 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of West Side's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Side, including every crime type and how West Side 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 West Side's crime maps on the West Side overall crime page.

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Individual West Side Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Downtown, Scranton, PA	C-	D+	D+	B+
Providence, Scranton, PA	C+	C	C	B
South Side, Scranton, PA	C+	C+	C	B
The Hill Section, Scranton, PA	B	B-	B-	B+
Green Ridge, Scranton, PA	B+	B+	B	B
Petersburg, Scranton, PA	A-	B+	B+	B+
The Plot, Scranton, PA	B+	B	B	B
Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA	C+	B	C	B+
North End, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B-	B	B+
Mayflower, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B	B	B+

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Side 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
Cartwright, Phoenix, AZ	B	C	C	B+
Santa Clara Street, Hayward, CA	B+	C+	C+	C+
Alameda, Portland, OR	D+	C+	C+	B-
Hyde Park, Jacksonville, FL	B+	C	C	A
Lakeshore at University Park, Miramar, FL	A+	B+	B+	A
Mokapu, Kaneohe Station, HI	A+	A+	A+	A-
Northwest Los Angeles Heights, San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-	C-
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	D-	B+
Parker Lane, Austin, TX	D+	D+	D+	D
Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD	D	F	F	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Side, Scranton, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Side schools on SchoolGrade

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West Side, Scranton, PA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in West Side