Crime in Alabama: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Alabama since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

348.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,461.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
444murders2025: 8.5 per 100,000.

Alabama since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Alabama 0229458686915 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Alabama 01187237435614747 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202518,090348.34441,57114,56875,9121,461.810,9208,351
202419,234372.94721,77615,38982,5591,600.712,9269,222
202321,352417.25382,19116,98095,5421,866.915,05511,322
202222,232438.15881,88618,09793,1131,835.014,88611,165
202117,590348.34761,57014,17574,2711,470.813,5849,705
202022,322453.64712,66617,577105,1612,136.819,66010,926
201924,769504.73903,92218,338128,7262,622.824,80512,696
201825,567523.13834,04719,105138,7022,837.829,10113,273
201725,469522.44194,23318,816143,7742,949.131,27012,797
201625,878532.44074,68718,869143,2592,947.434,04511,716
201522,957473.03484,61215,960144,7852,982.935,26510,338
201420,727427.72764,70213,744154,0873,179.439,72310,141
201320,834431.03464,64513,788161,8353,347.942,41010,563
201221,693450.33425,02015,035168,8783,505.547,4819,874
201120,166419.82994,90613,591173,1923,605.451,11910,662
201018,363383.72754,86411,869168,8283,528.042,48410,780
200921,194450.13226,26513,103178,0073,780.448,84411,091
200821,110452.83517,34611,795190,4164,084.550,41113,466
200720,775448.94127,39811,417184,0823,977.745,37914,238
200619,553425.23827,06210,463181,2493,941.044,78015,018
200519,678432.63746,44711,293177,3933,900.243,47313,140
200419,324427.02546,04211,286182,3404,029.344,66614,024
200319,331429.22996,03811,338182,2414,046.443,24514,957
200219,931445.03035,96212,002180,4004,027.842,57813,890
200119,582438.23795,58412,250173,2533,876.840,64212,619
200021,620486.23295,70214,107180,5394,059.740,33112,809
199921,421490.23455,29714,266171,3983,922.338,64813,134
199822,286512.13545,69814,791177,7794,085.041,96514,871
199724,379564.54266,93115,626186,8094,325.343,78615,407
199624,159565.44447,12415,194181,8034,254.742,82115,632
199526,894632.44757,90017,169179,2944,215.743,58614,741
199428,844683.75017,22319,633178,0154,219.444,06414,000
199332,676780.44846,67724,044171,5984,098.445,57814,142
199236,052871.74556,81927,074181,8374,396.449,05314,983
199134,518844.24696,24626,348184,8824,521.451,87314,858
199028,630708.64675,80521,039169,9744,206.744,58514,053
198924,329590.84215,51517,117166,2444,037.047,22412,249
198823,052558.64084,86016,556165,2094,003.150,92011,007
198722,833559.23804,58116,735158,9183,892.248,92710,731
198622,616558.04094,52316,534151,1913,730.346,97410,821
198518,398457.53964,23712,686140,1153,484.641,61210,395
198417,204431.23743,83311,995138,4873,470.939,9709,319
198316,471416.03643,89511,281145,8903,685.042,4859,126
198217,653447.74174,41711,793165,0484,185.849,53110,777
198118,423470.54654,95211,985173,4114,428.356,81111,129
198017,320448.55095,10210,551173,1914,485.158,95212,210
197915,578413.34964,1279,918144,3723,830.548,51712,064

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 2011: because of changes in the state's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Autauga County2023251.02,076.04
Baldwin County2025178.2846.513
Barbour County2022322.01,622.36
Bibb County2025251.11,004.56
Blount County2023240.81,262.710
Bullock County2025315.5895.72
Butler County2025552.91,918.54
Calhoun County2024453.31,602.110
Chambers County2025303.22,095.74
Cherokee County2024285.01,649.45
Chilton County2025230.51,201.96
Choctaw County202184.1734.46
Clarke County2021471.61,168.46
Clay County2025224.5547.33
Cleburne County202580.6812.23
Coffee County2025474.41,334.95
Colbert County2024181.41,483.87
Conecuh County2023289.6579.14
Coosa County202146.5176.53
Covington County2023180.21,444.28
Crenshaw County2025118.2583.45
Cullman County2024139.81,438.36
Dale County2023644.92,612.011
Dallas County2025546.81,408.62
DeKalb County2023112.4688.513
Elmore County2025161.8704.05
Escambia County2025439.51,482.35
Etowah County2023301.71,910.58
Fayette County2025120.61,125.44
Franklin County2025228.2965.16
Geneva County202533.4590.67
Greene County2025148.5810.03
Henry County2025152.2983.74
Houston County2021135.3551.27
Lamar County2025100.9331.75
Lauderdale County2025347.91,245.08
Lawrence County202482.5423.57
Lee County2025299.91,310.45
Limestone County2025343.51,737.27
Lowndes County2022219.71,041.35
Macon County2023567.01,122.54
Madison County2024202.2933.25
Marengo County2021240.7784.87
Marion County2025247.71,133.17
Marshall County2025119.0787.15
Mobile County2025466.51,298.512
Monroe County2024222.2511.55
Montgomery County2023173.5635.72
Morgan County2025155.8851.85
Perry County2023356.7293.03
Pickens County2024208.8519.46
Pike County2025382.61,726.23
Randolph County2025398.71,521.84
Russell County2025112.8327.52
Shelby County2025115.4577.69
St. Clair County2024242.41,255.010
Sumter County2024185.1454.45
Talladega County2020304.41,632.67
Tallapoosa County2025390.11,410.17
Tuscaloosa County2025343.81,533.05
Walker County2024295.12,021.79
Washington County2024206.9787.54
Wilcox County2025267.8690.13
Winston County2025121.7836.55

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Alabama?
In 2025, 348.3 violent and 1,461.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Alabama (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Alabama?
444 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 8.5 per 100,000.

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