Butler County, AL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B

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$7.70 million

Cost of Crime™ for Butler County, AL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,058 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Butler County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Butler County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Butler County sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of counties and behind 77%. The grade covers only Butler County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Butler County is 5.270 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 140 in the southwest areas to 1 in 336 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Butler County, AL report the most violent crime, about 31 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Butler County, AL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Butler County is projected at $7,703,972 for 2025, about $412 per resident and $1,058 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 37.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Butler County Compared to Other Counties?

Butler County, AL:	$412
Montgomery County, AL:	$581
Limestone County, AL:	$169
Alabama:	$303
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $412 per resident each year in Butler County, which is $154 more than the national average and $110 more than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Butler County:

In Montgomery County, AL, crime costs $581 per person, which is $168 more than in Butler County.
In Limestone County, AL, crime costs $169 per person, which is $244 less than in Butler County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Butler County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Butler County	Cost per Butler County Resident
Murder	$4.66 million	$249
Rape/Sexual Assault	$524,269	$28
Robbery	$165,195	$9
Assault	$2.36 million	$126
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,703,972	$412

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Butler County, AL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Butler County totals $33,972,384 ($1,818 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $41,676,356 ($2,230 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Butler County, AL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Butler County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Butler County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.394
Robbery	0.2810
Rape	0.4627
Murder	0.1326
Total Violent Crime	5.270 (D+)

Individual Butler County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Butler County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Butler County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Crenshaw County, AL	B-	B-	B
Lowndes County, AL	F	F	F
Conecuh County, AL	C-	D+	C-
Covington County, AL	C-	B-	C
Pike County, AL	C+	C-	C+
Wilcox County, AL	F	F	F
Monroe County, AL	C-	D+	C
Coffee County, AL	B	B-	B
Bullock County, AL	F	F	F
Dale County, AL	B	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Butler County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dickinson County, IA	A	A	A
East Feliciana Parish, LA	C+	D-	D-
Sumner County, KS	C-	C	C
Sunflower County, MS	B-	A-	A-
Dukes County, MA	A	C	C
Duchesne County, UT	C	B	B
Douglas County, MO	B-	D+	D+
Swain County, NC	D-	D-	D-
Dodge County, MN	A+	A	A
Dodge County, GA	B	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Butler County is less safe than the Alabama state average and less safe than the national average.

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