United States / Alabama

Alabama crime rate

The FBI estimates 348.3 violent crimes and 1,461.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents of Alabama in 2025. The violent crime rate is above the US rate of 327.6 and fell 6.6% from 2024.

Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 29, 2026. How we got these numbers

Average share of the population covered by reporting agencies each month, 202599%
Violent crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
348.3
US 327.6
Property crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
1,461.8
US 1,534.8

Which Alabama cities are covered?

Alabama cities with residents and crime rates per 100,000
CityResidentsViolent per 100kProperty per 100k2025 coverage
Birmingham195,3931,238.54,466.412 of 12 months

Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.

What are the Alabama crime rates by offense, 2025?

Alabama crime by offense, 2025
OffenseAlabamaUSvs 2024
Violent crime
Violent crime348.3327.66.6%
Murder8.54.17.6%
Rape29.036.16.5%
Robbery30.349.411.9%
Aggravated assault280.5238.06.0%
Property crime
Property crime1,461.81,534.88.7%
Burglary210.3193.616.1%
Larceny-theft1,090.71,144.16.9%
Motor vehicle theft160.8197.010.1%
ArsonNot estimatedNot estimatedNot estimated

Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.

About this state's data

On average, agencies covering 99% of Alabama's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 99%). State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.

How we count

Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025

AlabamaUnited States
012525037550020212022202320242025Alabama 2021: 348.3Alabama 2022: 438.1Alabama 2023: 417.2Alabama 2024: 372.9Alabama 2025: 348.3United States 2021: 387.0United States 2022: 388.7United States 2023: 379.5United States 2024: 362.9United States 2025: 327.6Alabama 348.3United States 327.6
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Violent crime rate by year, Alabama
YearAlabamaUnited States
2021348.3387.0
2022438.1388.7
2023417.2379.5
2024372.9362.9
2025348.3327.6

Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025

AlabamaUnited States
06251,2501,8752,50020212022202320242025Alabama 2021: 1,470.8Alabama 2022: 1,835.0Alabama 2023: 1,866.9Alabama 2024: 1,600.7Alabama 2025: 1,461.8United States 2021: 1,832.3United States 2022: 1,973.8United States 2023: 1,934.1United States 2024: 1,761.1United States 2025: 1,534.8United States 1,534.8Alabama 1,461.8
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Property crime rate by year, Alabama
YearAlabamaUnited States
20211,470.81,832.3
20221,835.01,973.8
20231,866.91,934.1
20241,600.71,761.1
20251,461.81,534.8

Sources

  • FBI Crime Data Explorer, Alabama and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
  • FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
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  • FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
  • Alabama: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_AL_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)