Tuscaloosa, AL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Tuscaloosa is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tuscaloosa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Tuscaloosa is 0.1112 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tuscaloosa generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Tuscaloosa may be as high as 1 in 5,599 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,159 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Tuscaloosa, AL: about 2 per year. The northwest part of Tuscaloosa has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Tuscaloosa's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Tuscaloosa about $27,059,236 in 2025, or roughly $209 per resident. This is part of Tuscaloosa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tuscaloosa, including every crime type and how Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa's crime maps on the Tuscaloosa overall crime page.

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Individual Tuscaloosa Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Holt, AL	C+	C	C+	D
Cottondale, AL	C+	C+	C-	D+
Duncanville, AL	B+	A-	B+	C-
Northport, AL	B	B+	B+	C+
Howton, AL	B+	B	A-	C-
Fleetwood, AL	A-	A	B+	C+
Coker, AL	A	A	A	A-
Coaling, AL	A	B+	A-	A-
Buhl, AL	B+	B	A-	C+
Romulus, AL	B+	B+	A-	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Tuscaloosa 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
Wyoming, NY	A+	B	B	A-
Yost, OK	B-	C+	C+	B-
Yenome, SC	D-	D	D	D-
Yadkin Valley, NC	D	C-	C-	B-
Zip City, AL	B-	A-	A-	B+
Yachats, OR	D	D-	D-	D
Wye Mills, MD	A-	B	B	A-
Woodville Hills, IN	C+	B	B	D-
Woodville, LA	F	F	F	F
Woodville, MI	B+	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tuscaloosa, AL average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Tuscaloosa schools on SchoolGrade

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