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Cottonwood, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Cottonwood crime rate is lower than the Alabama average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #85

Cottonwood, AL	978.80
Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Cottonwood, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2011	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	2	6	12	0	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	154.4	463.3	926.6	0.0	0.0	618
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	3	7	19	1	NA
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	243.7	568.6	1,543.5	81.2	NA	955
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	28.2	99.6	244.2	879.4	2,415.6	221.8	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	4	11	11	1	NA
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	331.7	912.1	912.1	82.9	NA	1,057
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	3	6	14	1	NA
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	255.1	510.2	1,190.5	85.0	NA	850
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	2	4	10	3	NA
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	170.6	341.3	853.2	256.0	NA	683
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.9	33.4	159.9	245.8	979.5	2,684.6	307.5	NA	2,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	3	3	19	2	NA
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	253.8	253.8	1,607.4	169.2	NA	867
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.3	35.9	153.5	227.6	969.1	2,644.3	322.7	NA	2,069
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	1	0	3	4	40	3	NA
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	84.7	0.0	254.2	339.0	3,389.8	254.2	NA	1,822
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.2	34.3	141.4	247.8	953.8	2,650.0	288.3	NA	2,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Cottonwood, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Cottonwood, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Cottonwood, AL	2.27
Alabama	2.91
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Cottonwood, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Cottonwood, AL	Count	3	3	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	231.7	231.7	0.0	2.32
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Cottonwood, AL	Count	4	4	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	306.7	306.7	0.0	3.07
	Alabama	Per 100,000	335.9	227.6	108.4	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Cottonwood, AL	Count	3	3	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	231.7	231.7	0.0	2.32
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Cottonwood, AL	Count	3	3	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	243.7	243.7	0.0	2.44
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Cottonwood, AL	Count	3	3	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	248.8	248.8	0.0	2.49
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Cottonwood, AL	Count	3	3	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	255.1	255.1	0.0	2.55
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Cottonwood, AL	Count	2	2	0
	Cottonwood, AL	Per 100,000	170.6	170.6	0.0	1.71
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Cottonwood, AL	Count	2	2	0
2005	Cottonwood, AL	Count	3	3	0