The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Excel, AL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$693,517

Cost of Crime™ for Excel, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,250 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Excel 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 Excel, AL Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Excel's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Excel sits in the 68th percentile, ahead of 68% of cities and behind 32%. The grade covers only Excel's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Excel is 18.70 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 35 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 67 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Excel, AL report the most crime, about 9 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Excel, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Excel for 2025 is $693,517, about $381 per resident and $1,250 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Excel Compared to Other Cities?

Excel, AL:	$381
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Excel is $381 per year, which is $83 less than the national average and $126 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Excel:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,158 more than in Excel.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $183 less than in Excel

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Excel	Cost per Excel Resident
Murder	$299,193	$165
Rape/Sexual Assault	$56,827	$31
Robbery	$10,270	$6
Assault	$101,372	$56
Kidnapping	$7,646	$4
Vehicle Theft	$22,357	$12
Burglary	$43,668	$24
Theft	$44,816	$25
Arson	$6,338	$3
Vandalism	$27,238	$15
Animal Cruelty	$1,922	$1
Drug Crimes	$64,192	$35
Identity Theft	$7,679	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$693,517	$381

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Excel, 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 Excel totals $2,281,052 ($1,255 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,974,570 ($1,636 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 city holds few 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 Excel's 1,818 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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Excel 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 Excel residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.942
Robbery	0.1796
Rape	0.5155
Murder	0.0876
Total Violent Crime	2.724 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.760
Vehicle Theft	0.7942
Burglary	2.648
Arson	0.1444
Total Property Crime	8.347 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0694
Drug Crimes	4.773
Vandalism	2.097
Identity Theft	0.5457
Animal Cruelty	0.1430
Total "Other" Rate	7.629 (C+)

Individual Excel Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mexia Crossing, AL	D+	C	D
Frisco City, AL	C-	C-	C
Monroeville, AL	D	D-	D+
Repton, AL	C	C-	C
Megargel, AL	C	B-	B-
Mexia, AL	D	D+	D+
Fountain, AL	D-	F	D-
Range, AL	B+	B	B+
Perdue Hill, AL	C-	C-	C-
Nichburg, AL	D+	D	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Excel is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Atkinson, NE	C	B	B
Warrensville, NC	B-	B	B
Waterman, IL	A+	A+	A+
Coosada, AL	B-	C-	C-
Comanche, OK	F	D-	D-
Coal City, WV	D	D+	D+
Center Village, OH	A	A-	A-
Burnsville, MS	B-	A+	A+
Blue Mounds, WI	B	A-	A-
Big Rock, TN	B-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Excel is safer than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Excel, AL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Excel schools on SchoolGrade

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