The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Northport, AL
Northport is a city of 47,100 in Tuscaloosa County, about 5 miles north of downtown Tuscaloosa · Updated November 2026
Is Northport, AL safe?
Yes, crime in Northport is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Northport sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 57% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Northport run from A+ to C-, so check the map below.
A
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 867 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
57% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Northport as a whole, and 43% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Northport scores 867.
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 Northport, AL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Northport, 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 Northport
Car thefts are uncommon. Northport has car thefts at less than half the US rate: 0.96 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Northport, 56% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Northport
Low crime is the norm across Northport: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Northport run from A+ to C-; 71% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
97%
A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Northport, the northeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Crime rates and types in Northport
CrimeGrade™ estimates Northport has about 29 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 21% less than the US as a whole and 26% less 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Northport is assault, about 48% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Northport
Northport has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Northport, 65% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (65%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (56%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Northport compares with nearby cities
Of the 5 cities closest to Northport, 3 have less crime. Buhl and Coker have the least.
Transit, night lighting and walkability in Northport
Two things set Northport apart: it has a Walk Grade of D- (9 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 1.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, and theft runs low here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Northport: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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.62% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 82% 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. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 79% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 73% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.32 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 68% 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 Northport
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Northport about $765 a year per household, 37% less 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 $38 million a year, or $800 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.6 million
$34
Rape
$460,000
$10
Robbery
$160,000
$3
Assault
$6.7 million
$143
Burglary
$640,000
$14
Theft
$2.0 million
$43
Vehicle theft
$690,000
$15
Arson
$41,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.4 million
$30
Total
$14 million
$293
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 Northport 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 Northport, AL average a SchoolGrade of C+: 42% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Northport on SchoolGrade
