Muscle Shoals, AL Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Muscle Shoals in green. The most dangerous areas in Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals, AL Safe from Assault?

The C grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US city. Muscle Shoals is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Muscle Shoals's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Muscle Shoals is 2.041 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Muscle Shoals generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Muscle Shoals may be as high as 1 in 323 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 880 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Muscle Shoals, AL: about 9 per year. The northwest part of Muscle Shoals has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Muscle Shoals's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Muscle Shoals to the Alabama state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Muscle Shoals is safer than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Muscle Shoals, AL

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Muscle Shoals about $1,298,750 in 2025, or roughly $59 per resident. This is part of Muscle Shoals's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Muscle Shoals, including every crime type and how Muscle Shoals compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 Muscle Shoals's crime maps on the Muscle Shoals overall crime page.

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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Muscle Shoals is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Muscle Shoals.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Steenson Hollow, AL	D	B	D+	C+
Lakeview Highlands, AL	D	B+	D+	B-
Wilson Lake Shores, AL	D-	B-	D	C+
Sheffield, AL	D-	D	D	D-
Colonial Heights, AL	C+	A	C	B+
Nitrate City, AL	D+	D-	D+	D-
Tuscumbia, AL	C	C	C+	C-
Spring Valley, AL	C+	B+	C	C+
Leighton, AL	C	C-	C	D+
Florence, AL	D+	C+	C-	C-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Muscle Shoals is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
San Carlos Park, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Jacksonville, TX	D-	D	D	D+
Jenkintown, PA	B	B	B	B
Johnson City, NY	C-	D	D	D
Johnstown, CO	C	B-	B-	B
Lakeway, TX	B	B	B	B+
Riverton, NJ	A-	A	A	B+
Rockingham, NC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Rockmart, GA	C	C+	C+	C
Rockport, TX	B-	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Muscle Shoals, AL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Muscle Shoals schools on SchoolGrade

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