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

Crime per Capita in Greensboro

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Greensboro. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Greensboro, AL Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$6.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for Greensboro, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $3,072 per household.

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

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Greensboro's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Greensboro sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Greensboro's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Greensboro is 74.32 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 19 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Greensboro, AL report the most crime, about 87 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 21 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Greensboro, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Greensboro for 2025 is $6,167,754, about $1,302 per resident and $3,072 per household. That equals 5.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

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

Greensboro, AL: $1302
Tuskegee, AL: $1539
Coker, AL: $198
Alabama: $507
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Greensboro is $1,302 per year, which is $838 more than the national average and $795 more than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Greensboro:
  • In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $237 more than in Greensboro.
  • In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $1,104 less than in Greensboro

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Greensboro for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Greensboro
Cost per Greensboro Resident
Murder
$2.64 million
$557
Rape/Sexual Assault
$163,518
$35
Robbery
$189,524
$40
Assault
$1.03 million
$217
Kidnapping
$43,525
$9
Vehicle Theft
$320,085
$68
Burglary
$202,128
$43
Theft
$850,825
$180
Arson
$22,365
$5
Vandalism
$386,509
$82
Animal Cruelty
$7,552
$2
Drug Crimes
$267,658
$57
Identity Theft
$45,342
$10
Total Cost of Crime
$6,167,754
$1,302

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Greensboro, 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 Greensboro totals $18,599,997 ($3,927 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,767,751 ($5,230 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 central 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 Greensboro has 2, do the same, and of Greensboro's 4,736 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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Greensboro 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 Greensboro residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
7.563
Robbery
1.272
Rape
0.5694
Murder
0.2966
Total Violent Crime
9.702 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
34.69
Vehicle Theft
4.365
Burglary
4.706
Arson
0.1956
Total Property Crime
43.95 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1516
Drug Crimes
7.640
Vandalism
11.42
Identity Theft
1.237
Animal Cruelty
0.2156
Total "Other" Rate
20.67 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D
D
F
F
D-
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
F
C-
C+
C-
D+
C-
D+
F
F
F
F
F
F
D-
D-
D-
F
F
F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Greensboro is higher 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
B+
A-
A-
C-
C+
C+
D
C
C
D+
C-
C-
C+
C
C
A+
A+
A+
C-
D+
D+
A
A-
A-
D-
C
C
B+
A+
A+

Considering only the crime rate, Greensboro 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 Greensboro, AL average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Greensboro schools on SchoolGrade

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