Our Town, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Our Town is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Our Town's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Our Town is 0.0856 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Our Town generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Our Town may be as high as 1 in 8,616 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 45,919 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Our Town's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Our Town 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, Our Town is safer 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 Our Town, AL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Our Town about $180,062 in 2025, or roughly $161 per resident. This is part of Our Town's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Our Town, including every crime type and how Our Town 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 Our Town's crime maps on the Our Town overall crime page.

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Individual Our Town Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nixburg, AL	C+	B-	C+	C
Alexander City, AL	D+	C	C-	D+
East Tallassee, AL	C+	C+	C+	C
Cottage Grove, AL	D	B+	D	B-
Bevelle, AL	B	B+	A	C-
Jacksons' Gap, AL	C+	B+	C+	C+
Kellyton, AL	C	C	B-	D+
Seman, AL	B	A-	A-	B
Equality, AL	B	B	B+	C
Dadeville, AL	D+	C	D+	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Our Town 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
Salol, MN	D+	C+	C+	A
Langley, OK	F	D-	D-	C-
Laytonsville, MD	B-	B-	B-	D-
Albion, ME	A	A+	A+	C
Lempster, NH	A-	A+	A+	A+
Leon, KS	C	B	B	C+
Littleville, AL	B	C+	C+	A
Luzerne, MI	C	D-	D-	D
Plankinton, SD	B	B+	B+	C+
Lahoma, OK	D-	C-	C-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Our Town, AL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Our Town schools on SchoolGrade

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