Mobile, Alabama Crime Rate
4 years of data (2021–2024) · Population: 237,092
Key Insights
- →Mobile has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 752.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 16.6% from the previous year.
- →39 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 16.4 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 5% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.45 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
752.0
-16.6% YoY
Murder Rate
16.4
39 murders
Property Crime Rate
1674.5
3,970 total
vs National Avg
↑ 109%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,783
Murder39
Rape62
Robbery125
Aggravated Assault1,557
Property Crime: 3,970
Burglary743
Larceny-Theft2,818
Motor Vehicle Theft409
Arson8
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 237,092 | 1,783 | 752.0 | 39 | 3,970 | 1674.5 |
| 2023 | 237,469 | 2,141 | 901.6 | 33 | 5,907 | 2487.5 |
| 2022 | 239,323 | 2,218 | 926.8 | 41 | 7,211 | 3013.1 |
| 2021 | 242,894 | 6,770 | 2787.2 | 111 | 27,430 | 11293.0 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Mobile
Based on violent crime rate of 752.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 5% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.