Homewood, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Homewood is in the 43rd percentile for safety, meaning 57% of cities are safer and 43% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Homewood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Homewood is 0.0648 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Homewood generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Homewood may be as high as 1 in 9,939 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 30,289 in the south part of the city.

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

How Homewood's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Homewood about $3,627,712 in 2025, or roughly $122 per resident. This is part of Homewood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Homewood, including every crime type and how Homewood 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 Homewood's crime maps on the Homewood overall crime page.

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Individual Homewood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Vestavia Hills, AL	C	A-	C	C+
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	D+	D
Mountain Brook, AL	C-	A-	C	C
Hoover, AL	C	B+	C+	C-
Fairfield, AL	F	F	F	F
Midfield, AL	D-	D	D	F
Lipscomb, AL	D	D-	D+	F
Meadowbrook, AL	C+	B	B-	B-
Indian Springs Village, AL	C	B	C+	D+
Brighton, AL	D-	D-	D	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Homewood 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
Powell, TN	D+	D-	D-	B-
Malvern, PA	A-	A+	A+	B+
Marina, CA	B	C	C	D+
Mason City, IA	D-	C	C	A+
Menasha, WI	C	B-	B-	B
Middletown, NJ	A	A+	A+	A
Montclair, NJ	B-	B+	B+	C
Nazareth, PA	A+	A	A	A-
New London, CT	D	B-	B-	B-
Patterson, CA	C	D	D	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Homewood, AL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Homewood schools on SchoolGrade

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