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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$340,186

Cost of Crime™ for Sipsey, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,018 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sipsey 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 Sipsey, 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 Sipsey's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Sipsey sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Sipsey's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sipsey is 24.11 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Sipsey, AL report the most crime, about 15 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sipsey, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sipsey for 2025 is $340,186, about $367 per resident and $1,018 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

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

Sipsey, AL:	$367
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sipsey is $367 per year, which is $98 less than the national average and $141 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sipsey:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,173 more than in Sipsey.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $168 less than in Sipsey

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sipsey	Cost per Sipsey Resident
Murder	$92,511	$100
Rape/Sexual Assault	$24,444	$26
Robbery	$5,016	$5
Assault	$70,506	$76
Kidnapping	$3,088	$3
Vehicle Theft	$7,922	$9
Burglary	$19,306	$21
Theft	$17,997	$19
Arson	$3,478	$4
Vandalism	$23,812	$26
Animal Cruelty	$919	$1
Drug Crimes	$56,452	$61
Identity Theft	$14,733	$16
Total Cost of Crime	$340,186	$367

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sipsey, 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 Sipsey totals $749,467 ($808 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,089,653 ($1,174 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 Sipsey's 928 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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Sipsey 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 Sipsey residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.646
Robbery	0.1719
Rape	0.4344
Murder	0.0530
Total Violent Crime	3.305 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.745
Vehicle Theft	0.5513
Burglary	2.294
Arson	0.1552
Total Property Crime	6.745 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0549
Drug Crimes	8.224
Vandalism	3.592
Identity Theft	2.051
Animal Cruelty	0.1338
Total "Other" Rate	14.06 (D)

Individual Sipsey Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Burnwell, AL	D-	B	D-
Empire, AL	C+	B	B+
Hull, AL	B	B-	A
Benoit, AL	D+	C+	C-
Cordova, AL	C-	B+	C+
Sumiton, AL	D	C	C-
Jasper, AL	D	C+	D+
Dora, AL	C+	B-	B-
Bremen, AL	C+	B+	B+
Cold Springs, AL	C+	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sipsey 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
Whipple, OH	C-	C	C
Brownlow, WV	A-	B+	B+
Brownville, NY	A-	B	B
Cades, SC	D-	F	F
Camas Valley, OR	B-	B+	B+
Campton, GA	A+	A	A
Cannonsburg, MI	A+	A-	A-
Clarkson, NE	F	D+	D+
Deansboro, NY	A-	A	A
Wakarusa, KS	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Sipsey 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 Sipsey, AL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sipsey schools on SchoolGrade

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