Alabama Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Alabama in green. The most dangerous areas in Alabama 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 Alabama Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US state. Alabama is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of states are safer and 20% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Alabama's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Alabama is 0.0963 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Alabama generally consider the north part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Alabama may be as high as 1 in 8,430 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,532 in the north part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Alabama: about 109 per year. The south part of Alabama has fewer cases of murder with only 18 in a typical year.

How Alabama's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Alabama is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Alabama

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Alabama about $958,859,340 in 2025, or roughly $181 per resident. This is part of Alabama's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Alabama, including every crime type and how Alabama compares to other states.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Alabama's crime maps on the Alabama overall crime page.

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Individual Alabama Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Alabama is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Alabama.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	B
Georgia	B-	C+	B	D+
Tennessee	D	D-	D	D-
Louisiana	D+	D-	D	F
Kentucky	B-	A-	B	D+
South Carolina	D-	D	D	D-
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	D-
Florida	A+	A-	A	A-
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-	D
Missouri	D	D	D+	D-

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Alabama is higher versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hawaii	B	A	A	A+
Alaska	C+	F	F	D
Puerto Rico	F	F	F	F
Florida	A+	A-	A-	A-
Maine	A	A+	A+	A-
Michigan	B	D+	D+	C-
Texas	D+	D+	D+	D+
Washington	D-	C	C	B-
Arizona	B-	C	C	C
Louisiana	D+	D-	D-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Alabama average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Alabama schools on SchoolGrade

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