Gadsden, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Gadsden is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gadsden's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Gadsden is 0.1058 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gadsden generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gadsden may be as high as 1 in 6,296 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,987 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Gadsden's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gadsden 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, Gadsden is as safe as 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 Gadsden, AL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gadsden about $8,992,480 in 2025, or roughly $199 per resident. This is part of Gadsden's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gadsden, including every crime type and how Gadsden 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 Gadsden's crime maps on the Gadsden overall crime page.

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Individual Gadsden Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clubview Heights, AL	F	D-	F	D-
Reece City, AL	B	B+	B+	B
Glencoe, AL	C+	B-	B	C+
Rainbow City, AL	C+	C	B	C+
Attalla, AL	C-	B-	C-	C-
Hokes Bluff, AL	B	C+	A	B+
Ridgeville, AL	C	A	C+	D+
Southside, AL	B+	B+	A	B+
Crudup, AL	A-	A	A-	A-
Curtiston, AL	D	C+	D	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Gadsden is higher 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
Bear, DE	D	B-	B-	B-
Rohnert Park, CA	C+	D	D	A+
Meadow Woods, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Moline, IL	D+	B-	B-	B-
Moorhead, MN	C-	C	C	A+
Morristown, NJ	B+	A	A	A+
Morrisville, NC	C-	A-	A-	C+
Muskogee, OK	D	D	D	C-
Neenah, WI	B-	A-	A-	A-
North Atlanta, GA	D	C-	C-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gadsden, AL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Gadsden schools on SchoolGrade

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