The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Millbrook, AL
Millbrook is a city of 16,600 in Elmore County, about 9 miles northwest of downtown Montgomery · Updated November 2026
Is Millbrook, AL safe?
Mostly, yes. Crime in Millbrook is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-, but most US neighborhoods are safer still: Millbrook has more crime than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 778 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Millbrook as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Millbrook scores 778.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Millbrook, AL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Millbrook, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Millbrook
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Millbrook runs 69% above the US rate, but car thefts run 45% below it: 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Thefts run high for an A-graded city. Millbrook has 34.0 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3.
The safest and least safe parts of Millbrook
Every part of Millbrook where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Millbrook run from A to B+; 20% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Millbrook, the southwest side has the least crime and the north side the most.
Crime rates and types in Millbrook
CrimeGrade™ estimates Millbrook has about 63 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% more than the US as a whole and 57% more than Alabama.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Millbrook, about 54% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Millbrook
Millbrook has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Millbrook, 56% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 47% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (56%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (71%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (58%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (65%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Millbrook compares with nearby cities
Millbrook has the most crime of its 6 nearest cities.
Two things set Millbrook apart: it has a Walk Grade of D- (9 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, yet theft and assault run higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 80% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 93% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 80% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 78% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.80% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 71% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 69% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 69% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Millbrook
Crime costs Millbrook about $1,296 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 7% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $18 million a year, or $1,098 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$670,000
$40
Rape
$250,000
$15
Robbery
$100,000
$6
Assault
$3.3 million
$201
Burglary
$220,000
$13
Theft
$2.9 million
$175
Vehicle theft
$370,000
$23
Arson
$19,000
$1
Vandalism
$470,000
$28
Total
$8.3 million
$502
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Millbrook means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Millbrook, AL average a SchoolGrade of D-: 27% of students test proficient, against 22% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Millbrook on SchoolGrade
