Cottonwood, AL Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Cottonwood in green. The most dangerous areas in Cottonwood are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cottonwood, AL Safe from Theft?

The B+ grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US city. Cottonwood is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of cities are safer and 75% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cottonwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Cottonwood is 5.774 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cottonwood generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Cottonwood may be as high as 1 in 112 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 378 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Cottonwood, AL: about 3 per year. The south part of Cottonwood has fewer cases of theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Cottonwood's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Cottonwood to the Alabama state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Cottonwood is safer than the Alabama state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Cottonwood, AL

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Cottonwood about $73,891 in 2025, or roughly $30 per resident. This is part of Cottonwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cottonwood, including every crime type and how Cottonwood compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

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 Cottonwood's crime maps on the Cottonwood overall crime page.

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Individual Cottonwood Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Sealy Springs, AL	C+	B	B+	A-
Madrid, AL	B-	A	B-	B-
Dupree, AL	B+	C-	A-	A
Grangeburg, AL	C-	D+	C+	B-
Fadette, AL	B-	A-	B	B-
State Line, AL	B	A+	B	B
Sills, FL	A-	D	A-	A-
Avon, AL	C	C+	C	C
Ashford, AL	C+	C	B-	B
Campbellton, FL	B	D-	B	B-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Cottonwood is lower 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
Carrington, ND	D+	B+	B+	D+
Woodbury, GA	C-	D-	D-	D+
Nokomis, IL	B-	A-	A-	C
Albany, WI	B-	A-	A-	C+
Oldtown, ID	D	A-	A-	C-
Kendall, NY	A+	C+	C+	A
Seaside Heights, NJ	D+	C-	C-	D-
Silver Lake, OH	B-	A	A	A
St. Stephen, MN	A+	A+	A+	A+
Tunnelton, WV	B+	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cottonwood, AL average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cottonwood schools on SchoolGrade

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