Athens, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Athens is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Athens's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Athens is 0.0478 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Athens generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Athens may be as high as 1 in 17,635 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,097 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Athens, AL: about 1 per year. The west part of Athens has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Athens's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Athens 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 murder rate, Athens 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 Murder in Athens, AL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Athens about $5,115,165 in 2025, or roughly $90 per resident. This is part of Athens's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Athens, including every crime type and how Athens compares to other cities.

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

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Individual Athens Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tanner Crossroads, AL	B-	A-	A	C+
Hays Mill, AL	C+	B-	B	C
Jones Crossroads, AL	B	B	A	B-
Tanner, AL	B-	B	A-	B-
Reid, AL	B-	B-	A	C
Brookwood Forest, AL	D	D+	D+	B-
Elkmont, AL	B+	A-	A-	B
Thach, AL	B-	B+	A-	B
Gipsy, AL	B	B-	B+	B-
Ripley, AL	C-	C-	C-	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Miami Beach, FL	C	D	D	D+
West Chester, OH	B-	A	A	B-
Blacksburg, VA	D	C+	C+	D+
Crestview, FL	A+	A	A	A+
North Fort Myers, FL	A	B+	B+	A
Fuquay-Varina, NC	C+	B	B	B
Gallatin, TN	C	C-	C-	C
Hialeah Gardens, FL	A-	A-	A-	D
Hollister, CA	C-	D	D	B-
West Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Athens, AL average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Athens schools on SchoolGrade

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