Theft per Capita in Cottonton
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Cottonton residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Cottonton residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Cottonton is about 1 in 69.
Theft costs the average Cottonton resident about $75 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Cottonton in green. The most dangerous areas in Cottonton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. Cottonton is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of cities are safer and 23% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cottonton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Cottonton is 14.51 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cottonton generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Cottonton may be as high as 1 in 48 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 361 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the north parts of Cottonton, AL: about 8 per year. The west part of Cottonton has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Cottonton to the Alabama state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Cottonton, AL: | 14.51 |
|---|---|
| Alabama: | 11.02 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Cottonton is less safe than the Alabama state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Cottonton about $55,526 in 2025, or roughly $75 per resident. This is part of Cottonton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cottonton, including every crime type and how Cottonton compares to other cities.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Cottonton's crime maps on the Cottonton overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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C- | C | C | C | |
C | B- | D+ | D+ | |
C | C- | C+ | C+ | |
C- | C- | C- | D+ | |
C | C | C+ | C+ | |
C- | D- | C- | D+ | |
C- | C | C- | C | |
C | C | C | C- | |
C- | D+ | C- | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- |
Cottonton is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
D+ | D | D | C- | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A- | |
D- | C+ | C+ | F | |
B+ | B | B | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | B- | |
D+ | C- | C- | D+ | |
C | D | D | D | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cottonton, AL average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cottonton schools on SchoolGrade
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