Memphis, AL Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Memphis in green. The most dangerous areas in Memphis 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 Memphis, AL Safe from Robbery?

The C- grade means the rate of robbery is slightly higher than the average US city. Memphis is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of cities are safer and 38% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Memphis's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Memphis is 0.5280 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Memphis generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Memphis may be as high as 1 in 1,207 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,989 in the south part of the city.

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

How Memphis's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Memphis 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 robbery rate, Memphis is less safe than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Memphis, AL

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Memphis about $1,113 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of Memphis's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Memphis, including every crime type and how Memphis compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Memphis's crime maps on the Memphis overall crime page.

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Individual Memphis Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Memphis is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Memphis.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
McMullen, AL	F	F	F	D
Garden, AL	D+	F	C-	B
Prairie Point, MS	C	B	C-	A
Pickensville, AL	D	F	C-	C+
Aliceville, AL	F	F	D-	C-
Cochrane, AL	F	F	F	D-
Dancy, AL	D-	F	D	B
Bigbee Valley, MS	C	B-	C	A-
Sapps, AL	D	F	D+	C+
Cunningham, AL	D-	D-	D-	C+

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Memphis is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Bay City, WA	D-	F	F	D+
Berlin, AR	D	C	C	C
Tiptop, KY	C-	B+	B+	C-
Trousdale, KS	D-	D	D	C
Ben Arnold, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Trona, CA	F	F	F	F
Triplet, VA	D+	C	C	C+
Belmont, KS	C	C+	C+	B+
Triangle Lake, OR	D+	C-	C-	C-
Tinkerville, MO	C-	D	D	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Memphis, AL average SchoolGrade of F, with 7% actual proficiency versus 9% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Memphis schools on SchoolGrade

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