The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$2.06 million

Cost of Crime™ for Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,628 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Echo Highlands with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Echo Highlands's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Echo Highlands sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of neighborhoods and behind 57%. The grade covers only Echo Highlands's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Echo Highlands is 40.22 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the north areas to 1 in 29 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Echo Highlands for 2025 is $2,059,857, about $708 per resident and $1,628 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Echo Highlands Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL:	$708
Norwood, Birmingham, AL:	$1648
Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Road:	$233
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Echo Highlands is $708 per year, which is $244 more than the national average and $201 more than Birmingham's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Echo Highlands:

In Norwood, Birmingham, AL, crime costs $1,648 per person, which is $939 more than in Echo Highlands.
In Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Road, crime costs $233 per person, which is $475 less than in Echo Highlands

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Echo Highlands for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Echo Highlands	Cost per Echo Highlands Resident
Murder	$766,986	$264
Rape/Sexual Assault	$97,581	$34
Robbery	$42,658	$15
Assault	$393,094	$135
Kidnapping	$12,879	$4
Vehicle Theft	$177,754	$61
Burglary	$94,199	$32
Theft	$237,886	$82
Arson	$7,246	$2
Vandalism	$131,590	$45
Animal Cruelty	$3,190	$1
Drug Crimes	$88,576	$30
Identity Theft	$6,216	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$2,059,857	$708

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Echo Highlands totals $5,660,580 ($1,946 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,720,437 ($2,654 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The west part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Echo Highlands's 2,909 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Echo Highlands Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Echo Highlands residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.705
Robbery	0.4662
Rape	0.5532
Murder	0.1403
Total Violent Crime	5.865 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.79
Vehicle Theft	3.946
Burglary	3.570
Arson	0.1031
Total Property Crime	23.41 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0730
Drug Crimes	4.116
Vandalism	6.332
Identity Theft	0.2761
Animal Cruelty	0.1483
Total "Other" Rate	10.95 (C)

Individual Echo Highlands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Echo Highlands is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Echo Highlands.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Roebuck, Birmingham, AL	D	C-	D
Spring Lake, Birmingham, AL	D	D-	D
Apple Valley, Birmingham, AL	C+	C+	B-
Huffman, Birmingham, AL	C-	D+	C-
South East Lake, Birmingham, AL	D+	D	C-
Crestline, Birmingham, AL	C-	B	C
Forest Park, Birmingham, AL	D-	D+	D
Norwood, Birmingham, AL	F	F	F
Highland Park, Birmingham, AL	D+	C+	C+
Southside, Birmingham, AL	F	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Echo Highlands is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Villa Cresta, Parkville, MD	D+	B-	B-
Broadacres Homes, Athens, GA	D	C-	C-
Canyon Creek-39th SE, Bothell, WA	B	B-	B-
Center Square, Albany, NY	B	D+	D+
Urbanizacion Vistamar, Carolina, PR	C-	D+	D+
Clarksville, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C-
Cleveland Heights, Lakeland, FL	A+	A	A
Collingwood, Charlotte, NC	D+	C+	C+
Colonial Hills, Lincoln, NE	A-	A+	A+
Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA	F	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Echo Highlands is less safe than the Alabama state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Echo Highlands schools on SchoolGrade

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