Sweet Home, Alabama!
Alabama is located in the southeast of the United States. It is bordered by Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. Some of its nicknames are the Yellowhammer State (after the state bird), the Heart of Dixie (because of its affiliation with the Confederate states), and the Cotton State (after the cotton fields).
Alabama’s capital is Montgomery, while the most populous city is Birmingham, with around 200,000 residents. Alabama is the 24th most populous state, with over 4,800,000 residents.
Having been a member state of the Confederacy, it was largely dependent on and the advocate of slavery, followed by segregation laws after the Civil War. All the way until World War II, it was an agricultural state, which was the main reason for its hard economic situation. Nowadays, Alabama’s economy is diverse, ranging from management, finance, and business to manufacturing and technology.
ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:
Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000
This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.
The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 3,000 residents were not included in the list.
Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
1 | Rainbow City | 9546 | 1 | 0,10 |
2 | Athens | 26177 | 13 | 0,50 |
3 | Hokes Bluff | 4267 | 3 | 0,70 |
4 | Mountain Brook | 20373 | 16 | 0,79 |
5 | Vestavia Hills | 34368 | 30 | 0,87 |
6 | Headland | 4706 | 5 | 1,06 |
7 | Albertville | 21428 | 24 | 1,12 |
8 | Daphne | 26618 | 36 | 1,35 |
9 | Pelham | 23785 | 36 | 1,51 |
10 | Glencoe | 5151 | 8 | 1,55 |
11 | Daleville | 5096 | 8 | 1,57 |
12 | Pleasant Grove | 10105 | 16 | 1,58 |
13 | Southside | 8774 | 15 | 1,71 |
14 | Margaret | 4870 | 9 | 1,85 |
15 | Fairhope | 21688 | 43 | 1,98 |
16 | Gulf Shores | 12014 | 24 | 2,00 |
17 | Cullman | 15470 | 32 | 2,07 |
18 | Kimberly | 3246 | 7 | 2,16 |
19 | Moulton | 3229 | 7 | 2,17 |
20 | Red Bay | 3075 | 7 | 2,28 |
21 | Fayette | 4313 | 10 | 2,32 |
22 | Prattville | 35697 | 83 | 2,33 |
23 | Orange Beach | 6116 | 15 | 2,45 |
24 | Oneonta | 6646 | 17 | 2,56 |
25 | Foley | 18740 | 48 | 2,56 |
26 | Satsuma | 6153 | 16 | 2,60 |
27 | Hanceville | 3423 | 9 | 2,63 |
28 | Alabaster | 33501 | 92 | 2,75 |
29 | Millbrook | 15410 | 44 | 2,86 |
30 | Homewood | 25523 | 75 | 2,94 |
If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Alabama cities.
We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:
(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)
These are the results that we got:
Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
1 | Littleville | 985 | 0 | 0,00 |
2 | Taylor | 2399 | 0 | 0,00 |
3 | Henagar | 2354 | 1 | 0,42 |
4 | Cedar Bluff | 1794 | 1 | 0,56 |
5 | Sumiton | 2348 | 2 | 0,85 |
6 | Cherokee | 999 | 1 | 1,00 |
7 | Morris | 1987 | 2 | 1,01 |
8 | Killen | 969 | 1 | 1,03 |
9 | Clayton | 2854 | 4 | 1,40 |
10 | Cottonwood | 1251 | 2 | 1,60 |
11 | Ohatchee | 1157 | 2 | 1,73 |
12 | Vance | 1626 | 3 | 1,85 |
13 | Ashford | 2145 | 4 | 1,86 |
14 | Snead | 841 | 2 | 2,38 |
15 | Riverside | 2306 | 6 | 2,60 |
16 | Guin | 2260 | 6 | 2,65 |
17 | Steele | 1074 | 3 | 2,79 |
18 | Thorsby | 2061 | 6 | 2,91 |
19 | Owens Crossroads | 2002 | 6 | 3,00 |
20 | Dauphin Island | 1274 | 4 | 3,14 |
21 | Geraldine | 900 | 3 | 3,33 |
22 | Brilliant | 867 | 3 | 3,46 |
23 | Level Plains | 2023 | 7 | 3,46 |
24 | Ardmore | 1428 | 5 | 3,50 |
25 | Coaling | 1661 | 6 | 3,61 |
26 | Brookwood | 1861 | 7 | 3,76 |
27 | Town Creek | 1044 | 4 | 3,83 |
28 | Aliceville | 2315 | 9 | 3,89 |
29 | Leesburg | 1021 | 4 | 3,92 |
30 | Harpersville | 1721 | 7 | 4,07 |
31 | Carrollton | 961 | 4 | 4,16 |
32 | Leighton | 705 | 3 | 4,26 |
33 | Maplesville | 702 | 3 | 4,27 |
34 | Trinity | 2165 | 10 | 4,62 |
35 | Newton | 1457 | 7 | 4,80 |
36 | Sulligent | 1835 | 9 | 4,90 |
37 | Fyffe | 1018 | 5 | 4,91 |
38 | New Hope | 2846 | 14 | 4,92 |
39 | Wedowee | 796 | 4 | 5,03 |
40 | Midland City | 2387 | 13 | 5,45 |
41 | Hartford | 2587 | 16 | 6,18 |
42 | Reform | 1577 | 10 | 6,34 |
43 | Rogersville | 1226 | 8 | 6,53 |
44 | Chatom | 1200 | 8 | 6,67 |
45 | Mount Vernon | 1491 | 10 | 6,71 |
46 | Abbeville | 2551 | 18 | 7,06 |
47 | Uniontown | 2271 | 18 | 7,93 |
48 | Falkville | 1243 | 10 | 8,05 |
49 | Pine Hill | 870 | 7 | 8,05 |
50 | York | 2245 | 19 | 8,46 |
51 | Triana | 544 | 5 | 9,19 |
52 | Eclectic | 1022 | 10 | 9,78 |
53 | Eutaw | 2656 | 31 | 11,67 |
54 | Parrish | 938 | 11 | 11,73 |
55 | Camden | 1824 | 26 | 14,25 |
56 | Bayou La Batre | 2500 | 36 | 14,40 |
57 | Summerdale | 1467 | 24 | 16,36 |
58 | Ashland | 1918 | 52 | 27,11 |
59 | McIntosh | 221 | 6 | 27,15 |
Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
1 | Rainbow City | 9546 | 1 | 0,10 |
2 | Hokes Bluff | 4267 | 3 | 0,70 |
3 | Headland | 4706 | 5 | 1,06 |
4 | Glencoe | 5151 | 8 | 1,55 |
5 | Daleville | 5096 | 8 | 1,57 |
6 | Southside | 8774 | 15 | 1,71 |
7 | Margaret | 4870 | 9 | 1,85 |
8 | Kimberly | 3246 | 7 | 2,16 |
9 | Moulton | 3229 | 7 | 2,17 |
10 | Red Bay | 3075 | 7 | 2,28 |
11 | Fayette | 4313 | 10 | 2,32 |
12 | Orange Beach | 6116 | 15 | 2,45 |
13 | Oneonta | 6646 | 17 | 2,56 |
14 | Satsuma | 6153 | 16 | 2,60 |
15 | Hanceville | 3423 | 9 | 2,63 |
16 | Tuscumbia | 8370 | 26 | 3,11 |
17 | Warrior | 3213 | 10 | 3,11 |
18 | Wetumpka | 8377 | 28 | 3,34 |
19 | Hamilton | 6611 | 23 | 3,48 |
20 | Spanish Fort | 8923 | 33 | 3,70 |
21 | Brent | 4853 | 18 | 3,71 |
22 | Odenville | 3781 | 15 | 3,97 |
23 | Jackson | 4733 | 20 | 4,23 |
24 | Adamsville | 4323 | 19 | 4,40 |
25 | Fultondale | 9312 | 46 | 4,94 |
26 | Piedmont | 4583 | 23 | 5,02 |
27 | Elba | 3864 | 20 | 5,18 |
28 | Livingston | 3317 | 18 | 5,43 |
29 | Valley | 9230 | 54 | 5,85 |
30 | Thomasville | 3909 | 23 | 5,88 |
31 | Brewton | 5212 | 31 | 5,95 |
32 | Guntersville | 8462 | 52 | 6,15 |
33 | Roanoke | 5914 | 41 | 6,93 |
34 | Dadeville | 3091 | 22 | 7,12 |
35 | Demopolis | 6770 | 51 | 7,53 |
36 | Boaz | 9678 | 74 | 7,65 |
37 | Bay Minette | 9304 | 73 | 7,85 |
38 | Sheffield | 8914 | 73 | 8,19 |
39 | Tallassee | 4650 | 43 | 9,25 |
40 | Andalusia | 8753 | 82 | 9,37 |
41 | Lincoln | 6725 | 71 | 10,56 |
42 | Childersburg | 4870 | 64 | 13,14 |
43 | Columbiana | 4720 | 64 | 13,56 |
44 | Union Springs | 3510 | 49 | 13,96 |
45 | Lanett | 6245 | 88 | 14,09 |
46 | Greenville | 7564 | 109 | 14,41 |
47 | Tarrant | 6175 | 109 | 17,65 |
Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
1 | Athens | 26177 | 13 | 0,50 |
2 | Mountain Brook | 20373 | 16 | 0,79 |
3 | Albertville | 21428 | 24 | 1,12 |
4 | Daphne | 26618 | 36 | 1,35 |
5 | Pelham | 23785 | 36 | 1,51 |
6 | Pleasant Grove | 10105 | 16 | 1,58 |
7 | Fairhope | 21688 | 43 | 1,98 |
8 | Gulf Shores | 12014 | 24 | 2,00 |
9 | Cullman | 15470 | 32 | 2,07 |
10 | Foley | 18740 | 48 | 2,56 |
11 | Millbrook | 15410 | 44 | 2,86 |
12 | Homewood | 25523 | 75 | 2,94 |
13 | Helena | 19387 | 61 | 3,15 |
14 | Oxford | 21149 | 67 | 3,17 |
15 | Saraland | 14704 | 51 | 3,47 |
16 | Northport | 25353 | 89 | 3,51 |
17 | Hartselle | 14385 | 61 | 4,24 |
18 | Moody | 13134 | 56 | 4,26 |
19 | Enterprise | 28464 | 127 | 4,46 |
20 | Hueytown | 15367 | 71 | 4,62 |
21 | Trussville | 22096 | 113 | 5,11 |
22 | Jasper | 13512 | 74 | 5,48 |
23 | Irondale | 12486 | 74 | 5,93 |
24 | Muscle Shoals | 14143 | 86 | 6,08 |
25 | Eufaula | 11905 | 75 | 6,30 |
26 | Sylacauga | 12186 | 77 | 6,32 |
27 | Gardendale | 13907 | 94 | 6,76 |
28 | Jacksonville | 12534 | 85 | 6,78 |
29 | Talladega | 15341 | 124 | 8,08 |
30 | Ozark | 14358 | 148 | 10,31 |
31 | Prichard | 21615 | 263 | 12,17 |
32 | Scottsboro | 14443 | 193 | 13,36 |
33 | Troy | 19159 | 303 | 15,82 |
34 | Calera | 14334 | 265 | 18,49 |
35 | Fairfield | 10625 | 224 | 21,08 |
36 | Alexander City | 14548 | 314 | 21,58 |
37 | Anniston | 21592 | 646 | 29,92 |
Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
1 | Vestavia Hills | 34368 | 30 | 0,87 |
2 | Prattville | 35697 | 83 | 2,33 |
3 | Alabaster | 33501 | 92 | 2,75 |
4 | Auburn | 65585 | 240 | 3,66 |
5 | Decatur | 54207 | 228 | 4,21 |
6 | Tuscaloosa | 101764 | 514 | 5,05 |
7 | Florence | 39925 | 206 | 5,16 |
8 | Opelika | 30822 | 168 | 5,45 |
9 | Montgomery | 198662 | 1216 | 6,12 |
10 | Phenix City | 36668 | 235 | 6,41 |
11 | Mobile | 245475 | 1613 | 6,57 |
12 | Dothan | 68530 | 670 | 9,78 |
13 | Gadsden | 35204 | 372 | 10,57 |
14 | Birmingham | 210564 | 4025 | 19,12 |
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