Leighton, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Leighton is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Leighton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Leighton is 0.1024 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Leighton generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Leighton may be as high as 1 in 7,895 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,577 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Leighton's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Leighton 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, Leighton 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 Leighton, AL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Leighton about $620,138 in 2025, or roughly $193 per resident. This is part of Leighton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Leighton, including every crime type and how Leighton 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 Leighton's crime maps on the Leighton overall crime page.

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Individual Leighton Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nitrate City, AL	D+	D-	D+	D-
Spring Valley, AL	C+	B+	C	A
Colonial Heights, AL	C+	A	C	A+
Wolf Springs, AL	B-	B-	B+	A+
Muscle Shoals, AL	C	C+	C+	C+
Lakeview Highlands, AL	D	B+	D+	B+
Steenson Hollow, AL	D	B	D+	C
Old Bethel, AL	C+	C	B-	C
Town Creek, AL	D+	C-	D+	C
Rocky Hill, AL	D+	C-	D	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Leighton 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
Brookwood, AL	B+	A	A	B+
Willard, UT	A	B+	B+	A-
White Sulphur Springs, WV	D+	D	D	C-
West Suffield, CT	A-	A+	A+	A-
West Friendship, MD	B+	B+	B+	B
Wellston, OK	C	B-	B-	C
Telluride, CO	F	F	F	D-
Stockton, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Stillman Valley, IL	A+	A	A	A+
St. Henry, OH	A-	B-	B-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Leighton, AL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Leighton schools on SchoolGrade

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