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

Crime per Capita in McDonald Chapel

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

 

McDonald Chapel, AL Map of Crime Rates
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D-

Overall Crime Grade™

D-
D-
Other Crime Grade
F

$1.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for McDonald Chapel, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $3,054 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of McDonald Chapel 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 McDonald Chapel, 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 McDonald Chapel's combined rate is much higher than the norm. McDonald Chapel sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only McDonald Chapel's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in McDonald Chapel is 50.86 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 17 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of McDonald Chapel, AL report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McDonald Chapel, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in McDonald Chapel for 2025 is $1,018,412, about $1,137 per resident and $3,054 per household. That equals 3.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in McDonald Chapel Compared to Other Cities?

McDonald Chapel, AL: $1137
Tuskegee, AL: $1539
Coker, AL: $198
Alabama: $507
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in McDonald Chapel is $1,137 per year, which is $672 more than the national average and $629 more than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to McDonald Chapel:
  • In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $402 more than in McDonald Chapel.
  • In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $938 less than in McDonald Chapel

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of McDonald Chapel for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to McDonald Chapel
Cost per McDonald Chapel Resident
Murder
$529,141
$591
Rape/Sexual Assault
$25,080
$28
Robbery
$14,838
$17
Assault
$137,758
$154
Kidnapping
$2,813
$3
Vehicle Theft
$60,026
$67
Burglary
$62,006
$69
Theft
$62,028
$69
Arson
$3,502
$4
Vandalism
$77,106
$86
Animal Cruelty
$1,379
$2
Drug Crimes
$37,134
$41
Identity Theft
$5,601
$6
Total Cost of Crime
$1,018,412
$1,137

The Intangible Cost of Crime in McDonald Chapel, 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 McDonald Chapel totals $3,659,079 ($4,084 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,677,491 ($5,220 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 McDonald Chapel's 896 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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McDonald Chapel 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 McDonald Chapel residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.354
Robbery
0.5265
Rape
0.4616
Murder
0.3142
Total Violent Crime
6.656 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.37
Vehicle Theft
4.326
Burglary
7.630
Arson
0.1618
Total Property Crime
25.49 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0518
Drug Crimes
5.603
Vandalism
12.05
Identity Theft
0.8076
Animal Cruelty
0.2081
Total "Other" Rate
18.72 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

McDonald Chapel 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
D+
D
D
D-
D
D
C+
F
F
F
F
F
D-
D
D
D-
D-
D-
D-
C
C
D+
C-
C-
B
C+
C+
F
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, McDonald Chapel 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 McDonald Chapel, AL average SchoolGrade of F, with 7% actual proficiency versus 11% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See McDonald Chapel schools on SchoolGrade

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