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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$13.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Foley, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $791 per household.

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

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Foley's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Foley sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Foley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Foley is 24.10 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Foley, AL report the most crime, about 167 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 31 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Foley, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Foley for 2025 is $13,346,420, about $341 per resident and $791 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Foley, AL:	$341
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Foley is $341 per year, which is $124 less than the national average and $167 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Foley:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,199 more than in Foley.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $142 less than in Foley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Foley	Cost per Foley Resident
Murder	$4.16 million	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.12 million	$29
Robbery	$216,850	$6
Assault	$1.68 million	$43
Kidnapping	$89,727	$2
Vehicle Theft	$429,690	$11
Burglary	$536,806	$14
Theft	$1.54 million	$39
Arson	$151,170	$4
Vandalism	$1.07 million	$27
Animal Cruelty	$49,680	$1
Drug Crimes	$2.06 million	$52
Identity Theft	$245,712	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$13,346,420	$341

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Foley, 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 Foley totals $33,434,283 ($853 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $46,780,702 ($1,194 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 southeast part of the city 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, of which Foley has 6, do the same, and of Foley's 39,191 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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Foley 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 Foley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.491
Robbery	0.1759
Rape	0.4701
Murder	0.0565
Total Violent Crime	2.193 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.612
Vehicle Theft	0.7080
Burglary	1.510
Arson	0.1597
Total Property Crime	9.990 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0378
Drug Crimes	7.093
Vandalism	3.807
Identity Theft	0.8100
Animal Cruelty	0.1714
Total "Other" Rate	11.92 (D+)

Individual Foley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Magnolia Springs, AL	C+	B-	A-
Miflin, AL	B+	A+	A
Bon Secour, AL	B-	A-	B
Summerdale, AL	B-	A-	B
Elberta, AL	B	B+	A-
Gulf Shores, AL	C+	C+	B
Josephine, AL	B-	B-	B+
Orange Beach, AL	D+	C+	C-
Perdido Beach, AL	B-	B+	B
Lillian, AL	B	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Foley 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
Albertville, AL	C-	B-	B-
Lockport, IL	B+	B+	B+
Fair Oaks, VA	C	A+	A+
Troy, OH	B+	B-	B-
University Park, FL	B+	A-	A-
Montrose, CO	D-	D	D
Westlake, OH	C-	B+	B+
Westmont, CA	D+	D-	D-
Wheat Ridge, CO	F	D-	D-
Collegeville, PA	A-	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Foley 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 Foley, AL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Foley schools on SchoolGrade

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