Cottondale, AL Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Cottondale

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

 

Cottondale, AL Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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C+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
C+
Violent Crime Grade
C+
Property Crime Grade
C-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 338

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Cottondale is about 1 in 338.

$22

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Cottondale resident about $22 per year.

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

The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US city. Cottondale is in the 53rd percentile for safety, meaning 47% of cities are safer and 53% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cottondale's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Cottondale is 2.960 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cottondale generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Cottondale may be as high as 1 in 177 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 944 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Cottondale, AL: about 7 per year. The east part of Cottondale has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

How Cottondale's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Cottondale, AL: 2.960
Alabama: 5.616
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Cottondale is safer than the Alabama state average and 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 Cottondale, AL

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Cottondale about $220,966 in 2025, or roughly $22 per resident. This is part of Cottondale's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cottondale, including every crime type and how Cottondale compares to other cities.

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 Cottondale's crime maps on the Cottondale overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Howton, AL
B+
B
A-
B-
Holt, AL
C+
C
C+
C-
Coaling, AL
A
B+
A-
B+
Fleetwood, AL
A-
A
B+
C+
Duncanville, AL
B+
A-
B+
B-
Tuscaloosa, AL
D+
D+
D+
D+
Hagler, AL
B
A-
C+
B+
Brookwood, AL
B+
A
B
C+
East Brookwood, AL
C+
B
C+
D+
Northport, AL
B
B+
B+
C

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Cottondale is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Clarence Center, NY
A+
A+
A+
A+
Castroville, CA
C+
C-
C-
B-
Stafford Springs, CT
A-
A
A
A
St. Pete Beach, FL
B
A-
A-
A
St. Pauls, NC
D-
D-
D-
C-
St. Francis, MN
A-
A
A
B+
Cheat Lake, WV
A-
A+
A+
C+
Chesapeake Beach, MD
B
B
B
C
Chester, NJ
B+
A+
A+
A+
St. Augustine Shores, FL
A+
A+
A+
A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cottondale, AL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cottondale schools on SchoolGrade

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