Pennington, AL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$216,339

Cost of Crime™ for Pennington, AL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,119 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pennington 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 Pennington against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Pennington sits in the 15th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Pennington's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Pennington is 5.602 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 176 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 183 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Pennington, AL report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pennington, AL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Pennington is projected at $216,339 for 2025, about $470 per resident and $1,119 per household. That equals 2.2% 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): 37.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Pennington Compared to Other Cities?

Pennington, AL:	$470
Tuskegee Institute, AL:	$962
Coker, AL:	$114
Alabama:	$303
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $470 per resident each year in Pennington, which is $212 more than the national average and $168 more than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pennington:

In Tuskegee Institute, AL, crime costs $962 per person, which is $492 more than in Pennington.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $114 per person, which is $356 less than in Pennington

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Pennington	Cost per Pennington Resident
Murder	$137,690	$299
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,167	$26
Robbery	$4,015	$9
Assault	$62,467	$136
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$216,339	$470

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Pennington, 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 Pennington totals $986,128 ($2,144 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,202,467 ($2,614 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Pennington, 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 city has few 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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Pennington Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.729
Robbery	0.2775
Rape	0.4362
Murder	0.1593
Total Violent Crime	5.602 (D-)

Individual Pennington Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tompkinsville, AL	D	D-	C-
Jachin, AL	D	D	C-
Lavaca, AL	C-	D+	C
Myrtlewood, AL	F	F	F
Mollie, AL	D-	F	D
Nanafalia, AL	D-	D-	D
Halsell, AL	D+	D-	D+
Ward, AL	F	D-	D-
Sweet Water, AL	F	F	F
Lisman, AL	D-	F	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pennington is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Steele, KY	B+	B-	B-
Hayden, MO	C	B-	B-
Healing Springs, VA	C-	D	D
Heber, AZ	D+	D-	D-
Henderson, AR	D	D	D
High Point, AL	C-	B-	B-
Hurstville, IA	C-	B+	B+
Iliff, CO	F	D-	D-
South Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	A-	A+	A+
Speedwell, VA	B+	B	B

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

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