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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$17,662

Cost of Crime™ for Searles, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,011 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Searles 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 Searles, AL Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Searles's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Searles sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only Searles's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Searles is 19.78 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 51 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Searles, AL report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Searles, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Searles for 2025 is $17,662, about $442 per resident and $1,011 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Searles Compared to Other Cities?

Searles, AL:	$442
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Searles is $442 per year, which is $23 less than the national average and $66 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Searles:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,098 more than in Searles.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $243 less than in Searles

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Searles	Cost per Searles Resident
Murder	$8,300	$208
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1,228	$31
Robbery	$281	$7
Assault	$2,728	$68
Kidnapping	$81	$2
Vehicle Theft	$529	$13
Burglary	$807	$20
Theft	$851	$21
Arson	$178	$4
Vandalism	$913	$23
Animal Cruelty	$39	$1
Drug Crimes	$1,694	$42
Identity Theft	$33	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$17,662	$442

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Searles, 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 Searles totals $61,581 ($1,540 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $79,244 ($1,981 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 Searles's 40 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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Searles 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 Searles residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.375
Robbery	0.2236
Rape	0.5063
Murder	0.1104
Total Violent Crime	3.215 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.106
Vehicle Theft	0.8547
Burglary	2.226
Arson	0.1846
Total Property Crime	7.371 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0332
Drug Crimes	5.725
Vandalism	3.195
Identity Theft	0.1063
Animal Cruelty	0.1305
Total "Other" Rate	9.189 (C)

Individual Searles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Burchfield, AL	B	C	A-
East Brookwood, AL	C+	B	C+
Fleetwood, AL	A-	A	B+
Brookwood, AL	B+	A	B
Holt, AL	C+	C	C+
Abernant, AL	B-	B	B
Giles, AL	B	A-	B-
Northport, AL	B	B+	B+
Windham Springs, AL	B-	B	B
Vance, AL	A	B+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Searles is lower 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
Frederick, KS	D-	D-	D-
Ganes Creek, AK	F	F	F
Galton, IL	B+	C	C
Galena, IN	A+	A+	A+
Gadberry, KY	D+	C+	C+
Friendship, TX	D	C-	C-
Friendship, AL	B	B+	B+
Frenchtown, MD	D+	C-	C-
Frenchmans Bayou, AR	D-	F	F
French Woods, NY	A+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Searles 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 Searles, AL average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Searles schools on SchoolGrade

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