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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.08 million

Cost of Crime™ for Muscle Shoals, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $903 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals, 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 Muscle Shoals's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Muscle Shoals sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Muscle Shoals's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Muscle Shoals is 25.45 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 56 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Muscle Shoals, AL report the most crime, about 101 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Muscle Shoals, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Muscle Shoals for 2025 is $8,083,356, about $365 per resident and $903 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Muscle Shoals Compared to Other Cities?

Muscle Shoals, AL:	$365
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Muscle Shoals is $365 per year, which is $99 less than the national average and $143 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Muscle Shoals:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,174 more than in Muscle Shoals.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $167 less than in Muscle Shoals

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Muscle Shoals	Cost per Muscle Shoals Resident
Murder	$2.35 million	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$677,756	$31
Robbery	$156,330	$7
Assault	$1.30 million	$59
Kidnapping	$96,643	$4
Vehicle Theft	$291,243	$13
Burglary	$468,088	$21
Theft	$1.07 million	$48
Arson	$65,695	$3
Vandalism	$751,033	$34
Animal Cruelty	$15,515	$1
Drug Crimes	$743,534	$34
Identity Theft	$96,723	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$8,083,356	$365

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Muscle Shoals, 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 Muscle Shoals totals $19,227,903 ($868 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $27,311,259 ($1,233 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 Muscle Shoals has 5, do the same, and of Muscle Shoals's 22,154 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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Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.041
Robbery	0.2243
Rape	0.5046
Murder	0.0565
Total Violent Crime	2.827 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.312
Vehicle Theft	0.8490
Burglary	2.330
Arson	0.1228
Total Property Crime	12.61 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0719
Drug Crimes	4.537
Vandalism	4.745
Identity Theft	0.5641
Animal Cruelty	0.0947
Total "Other" Rate	10.01 (C-)

Individual Muscle Shoals Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Steenson Hollow, AL	D	B	D+
Lakeview Highlands, AL	D	B+	D+
Wilson Lake Shores, AL	D-	B-	D
Sheffield, AL	D-	D	D
Colonial Heights, AL	C+	A	C
Nitrate City, AL	D+	D-	D+
Tuscumbia, AL	C	C	C+
Spring Valley, AL	C+	B+	C
Leighton, AL	C	C-	C
Florence, AL	D+	C+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Muscle Shoals is similar 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
San Carlos Park, FL	A+	A	A
Jacksonville, TX	D-	D	D
Jenkintown, PA	B	B	B
Johnson City, NY	C-	D	D
Johnstown, CO	C	B-	B-
Lakeway, TX	B	B	B
Riverton, NJ	A-	A	A
Rockingham, NC	D-	D-	D-
Rockmart, GA	C	C+	C+
Rockport, TX	B-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Muscle Shoals is safer than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Muscle Shoals, AL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Muscle Shoals schools on SchoolGrade

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