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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$106.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Huntsville, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,113 per household.

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

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Huntsville's combined rate is higher than the norm. Huntsville sits in the 25th percentile, ahead of 25% of cities and behind 75%. The grade covers only Huntsville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Huntsville is 34.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Huntsville, AL report the most crime, about 1,501 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 281 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Huntsville, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Huntsville for 2025 is $106,910,155, about $490 per resident and $1,113 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

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

Huntsville, AL:	$490
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Huntsville is $490 per year, which is $25 more than the national average and $18 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Huntsville:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,050 more than in Huntsville.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $291 less than in Huntsville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Huntsville	Cost per Huntsville Resident
Murder	$30.6 million	$140
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.56 million	$30
Robbery	$1.77 million	$8
Assault	$17.2 million	$79
Kidnapping	$908,113	$4
Vehicle Theft	$9.08 million	$42
Burglary	$4.99 million	$23
Theft	$14.4 million	$66
Arson	$562,871	$3
Vandalism	$10.2 million	$47
Animal Cruelty	$204,839	$1
Drug Crimes	$8.89 million	$41
Identity Theft	$1.58 million	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$106,910,155	$490

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Huntsville, 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 Huntsville totals $239,122,852 ($1,095 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $346,033,006 ($1,584 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 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 Huntsville has 35, do the same, and of Huntsville's 218,390 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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Huntsville 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 Huntsville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.741
Robbery	0.2582
Rape	0.4952
Murder	0.0746
Total Violent Crime	3.569 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.69
Vehicle Theft	2.686
Burglary	2.521
Arson	0.1067
Total Property Crime	18.01 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0686
Drug Crimes	5.504
Vandalism	6.537
Identity Theft	0.9352
Animal Cruelty	0.1268
Total "Other" Rate	13.17 (D)

Individual Huntsville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Redstone Arsenal, AL	F	F	F
Brownsboro, AL	B	A	B+
Willowbrook, AL	B-	A+	B
Owens Cross Roads, AL	A-	A+	A
Madison, AL	C+	A	B+
Moores Mill, AL	B+	A	A-
Meridianville, AL	A-	A+	A
Gurley, AL	B-	A-	A-
Harvest, AL	A-	A+	A+
Maysville, AL	B+	B+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Huntsville 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
Walnut Creek, CA	D+	C-	C-
Tuscaloosa, AL	D+	D+	D+
Wake Forest, NC	B-	A-	A-
Upland, CA	D+	D+	D+
Victoria, TX	D-	D	D
Tyler, TX	D	D+	D+
Van Nuys, CA	D	D	D
Valparaiso, IN	B+	A	A
Union City, CA	C	C+	C+
Visalia, CA	C	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Huntsville 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 Huntsville, AL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Huntsville schools on SchoolGrade

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