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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$11.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mountain Brook, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,088 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook, 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 Mountain Brook's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Mountain Brook sits in the 35th percentile, ahead of 35% of cities and behind 65%. The grade covers only Mountain Brook's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mountain Brook is 29.70 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Mountain Brook, AL report the most crime, about 191 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 35 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mountain Brook, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mountain Brook for 2025 is $11,133,710, about $418 per resident and $1,088 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mountain Brook Compared to Other Cities?

Mountain Brook, AL:	$418
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mountain Brook is $418 per year, which is $46 less than the national average and $89 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mountain Brook:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,121 more than in Mountain Brook.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $220 less than in Mountain Brook

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mountain Brook	Cost per Mountain Brook Resident
Murder	$3.43 million	$129
Rape/Sexual Assault	$865,483	$33
Robbery	$184,399	$7
Assault	$700,876	$26
Kidnapping	$104,105	$4
Vehicle Theft	$1.54 million	$58
Burglary	$356,439	$13
Theft	$1.25 million	$47
Arson	$70,671	$3
Vandalism	$1.12 million	$42
Animal Cruelty	$22,126	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.33 million	$50
Identity Theft	$145,779	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$11,133,710	$418

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mountain Brook, 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 Mountain Brook totals $27,125,407 ($1,019 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $38,259,116 ($1,437 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 Mountain Brook has 6, do the same, and of Mountain Brook's 26,625 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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Mountain Brook 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 Mountain Brook residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9166
Robbery	0.2202
Rape	0.5361
Murder	0.0686
Total Violent Crime	1.742 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.079
Vehicle Theft	3.747
Burglary	1.476
Arson	0.1099
Total Property Crime	14.41 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0645
Drug Crimes	6.765
Vandalism	5.897
Identity Theft	0.7074
Animal Cruelty	0.1123
Total "Other" Rate	13.55 (D)

Individual Mountain Brook Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	D+
Vestavia Hills, AL	C	A-	C
Homewood, AL	D	B	D-
Irondale, AL	D-	C	D
Tarrant, AL	F	F	F
Meadowbrook, AL	C+	B	B-
Hoover, AL	C	B+	C+
Indian Springs Village, AL	C	B	C+
Simmsville, AL	B-	A+	B+
Fairfield, AL	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mountain Brook 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
Portsmouth, OH	D-	C	C
Kaukauna, WI	B	B+	B+
Keene, NH	D+	A-	A-
Aberdeen, MD	C-	D	D
Kennett Square, PA	B+	A-	A-
King George, VA	B+	A	A
Lemont, IL	A	A	A
Lincolnia, VA	D-	B+	B+
Lynden, WA	D+	B	B
Machesney Park, IL	B+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mountain Brook is as safe as the Alabama state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mountain Brook, AL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Mountain Brook schools on SchoolGrade

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