Butler County, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Butler County is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of counties are safer and 13% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Butler County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Butler County is 0.1326 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Butler County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Butler County may be as high as 1 in 6,220 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,548 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Butler County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Butler County 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, Butler County is less safe than the Alabama state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Butler County, AL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Butler County about $4,656,460 in 2025, or roughly $249 per resident. This is part of Butler County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Butler County, including every crime type and how Butler County compares to other counties.

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 Butler County's crime maps on the Butler County overall crime page.

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Individual Butler County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Crenshaw County, AL	B-	B-	B	D+
Lowndes County, AL	F	F	F	F
Conecuh County, AL	C-	D+	C-	F
Covington County, AL	C-	B-	C	D+
Pike County, AL	C+	C-	C+	D
Wilcox County, AL	F	F	F	F
Monroe County, AL	C-	D+	C	D-
Coffee County, AL	B	B-	B	C
Bullock County, AL	F	F	F	F
Dale County, AL	B	B	B+	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Dickinson County, IA	A	A	A	A+
East Feliciana Parish, LA	C+	D-	D-	D-
Sumner County, KS	C-	C	C	C+
Sunflower County, MS	B-	A-	A-	C-
Dukes County, MA	A	C	C	A
Duchesne County, UT	C	B	B	A
Douglas County, MO	B-	D+	D+	D
Swain County, NC	D-	D-	D-	C+
Dodge County, MN	A+	A	A	C
Dodge County, GA	B	C-	C-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Butler County, AL average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Butler County schools on SchoolGrade

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