What is the safest city in Alabama?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Margaret is the safest city in Alabama with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Alabama?

McIntosh has the highest violent crime rate in Alabama at 3589.7 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Alabama report crime data?

278 cities in Alabama reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Alabama (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Alabama has 278 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100K.

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Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

211.7

Median City Rate

3589.7

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Alabama

#	City	Population	Property Rate	Grade
1	Margaret	6,641	105.4	A+
2	Marion	2,610	0.0	A+
3	Taylor	2,324	0.0	A+
4	Slocomb	2,149	0.0	A+
5	Harpersville	1,886	1378.6	A+
6	Blountsville	1,816	0.0	A+
7	Sylvania	1,813	992.8	A+
8	Carbon Hill	1,723	290.2	A+
9	Clio	1,194	0.0	A+
10	Berry	1,183	84.5	A+
11	Chatom	1,060	849.1	A+
12	Littleville	1,045	861.2	A+
13	Steele	1,003	598.2	A+
14	Fyffe	983	508.6	A+
15	Cherokee	964	1867.2	A+
16	Millport	961	728.4	A+
17	Brilliant	829	965.0	A+
18	Susan Moore	804	497.5	A+
19	Walnut Grove	775	0.0	A+
20	New Site	766	652.7	A+
21	Lexington	738	677.5	A+
22	St. Florian	733	2592.1	A+
23	Columbia	703	711.2	A
24	Pisgah	692	722.5	A
25	Maplesville	654	1529.1	A

Most Dangerous Cities in Alabama

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	McIntosh	195	3589.7	0.0	F
2	Brighton	2,207	2129.6	226.6	F
3	Parrish	967	1758.0	0.0	F
4	Bessemer	24,720	1743.5	44.5	F
5	Excel	524	1526.7	0.0	F
6	Atmore	8,294	1362.4	48.2	F
7	Birmingham	195,418	1246.6	58.9	F
8	Brundidge	2,016	1140.9	0.0	F
9	Flomaton	1,448	1105.0	69.1	F
10	Leighton	654	1070.3	0.0	F
11	Piedmont	4,681	1068.1	0.0	F
12	Gurley	853	1055.1	0.0	F
13	Tallassee	4,742	1054.4	0.0	F
14	Bear Creek	1,062	1035.8	0.0	F
15	Alexander City	14,353	1024.2	27.9	F

All 278 Cities in Alabama

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 278 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Margaret	6,641	0.0	A+
2	Marion	2,610	0.0	A+
3	Taylor	2,324	0.0	A+
4	Slocomb	2,149	0.0	A+
5	Harpersville	1,886	0.0	A+
6	Blountsville	1,816	0.0	A+
7	Sylvania	1,813	0.0	A+
8	Carbon Hill	1,723	0.0	A+
9	Clio	1,194	0.0	A+
10	Berry	1,183	0.0	A+
11	Chatom	1,060	0.0	A+
12	Littleville	1,045	0.0	A+
13	Steele	1,003	0.0	A+
14	Fyffe	983	0.0	A+
15	Cherokee	964	0.0	A+
16	Millport	961	0.0	A+
17	Brilliant	829	0.0	A+
18	Susan Moore	804	0.0	A+
19	Walnut Grove	775	0.0	A+
20	New Site	766	0.0	A+
21	Lexington	738	0.0	A+
22	St. Florian	733	0.0	A+
23	Columbia	703	0.0	A
24	Pisgah	692	0.0	A
25	Maplesville	654	0.0	A
26	Trafford	584	0.0	A
27	Pickensville	540	0.0	A
28	North Courtland	493	0.0	A
29	McKenzie	490	0.0	A
30	Lockhart	447	0.0	A
31	Millry	435	0.0	A
32	Highland Lake	428	0.0	A
33	Hammondville	422	0.0	A
34	Hillsboro	405	0.0	A
35	Louisville	388	0.0	A
36	Arley	330	0.0	A
37	Mentone	326	0.0	A
38	Thomaston	316	0.0	A
39	Cuba	283	0.0	A
40	Coffeeville	247	0.0	A
41	Repton	226	0.0	A
42	Rainsville	5,849	17.1	A
43	New Hope	2,939	34.0	A
44	Trinity	2,581	38.7	B+
45	Sumiton	2,513	39.8	B+
46	Thorsby	2,175	46.0	B+
47	Daphne	31,256	54.4	B+
48	Triana	5,085	59.0	B+
49	Hanceville	3,363	59.5	B+
50	Mountain Brook	21,486	65.2	B+
51	Tuscumbia	9,208	65.2	B+
52	Helena	22,470	71.2	B
53	Citronelle	3,902	76.9	B
54	Lake View	3,871	77.5	B
55	Hoover	92,352	78.0	B
56	Vestavia Hills	37,658	82.3	B
57	Hokes Bluff	4,720	84.7	B
58	Saraland	16,505	84.8	B
59	Ashford	2,357	84.9	B
60	Rainbow City	10,362	86.9	B
61	Morris	2,241	89.2	B
62	Spanish Fort	11,199	89.3	B
63	Double Springs	1,115	89.7	B
64	Snead	1,044	95.8	B
65	Killen	1,037	96.4	B
66	Alabaster	34,349	99.0	B
67	Owens Cross Roads	3,022	99.3	B
68	Lipscomb	1,982	100.9	B
69	Dauphin Island	1,932	103.5	B
70	Southside	9,638	103.8	B
71	Auburn	83,756	107.5	C+
72	Powell	928	107.8	C+
73	Fairhope	25,782	108.6	C+
74	Vernon	1,825	109.6	C+
75	Linden	1,823	109.7	C+
76	Russellville	10,679	112.4	C+
77	Sardis City	1,778	112.5	C+
78	Heflin	3,531	113.3	C+
79	Argo	4,388	113.9	C+
80	Somerville	823	121.5	C+
81	Winfield	4,872	123.2	C+
82	Priceville	3,887	128.6	C+
83	Kinsey	2,281	131.5	C+
84	New Brockton	1,521	131.5	C+
85	Hayneville	760	131.6	C+
86	Kimberly	4,529	132.5	C+
87	Trussville	26,964	137.2	C+
88	Ardmore	1,451	137.8	C+
89	Montevallo	7,877	139.6	C+
90	Columbiana	4,913	142.5	C+
91	Oxford	22,074	145.0	C+
92	Collinsville	2,067	145.1	C+
93	Fayette	4,079	147.1	C+
94	Hayden	1,359	147.2	C
95	Homewood	27,884	150.6	C
96	Coaling	1,970	152.3	C
97	Cleveland	1,256	159.2	C
98	Satsuma	6,880	159.9	C
99	Fort Payne	14,984	160.2	C
100	Lynn	624	160.3	C
101	Pleasant Grove	9,341	160.6	C
102	Goodwater	1,245	160.6	C
103	Lineville	2,485	161.0	C
104	Eclectic	1,214	164.7	C
105	Sulligent	1,817	165.1	C
106	Pelham	25,419	165.2	C
107	Wetumpka	7,249	165.5	C
108	Falkville	1,198	166.9	C
109	Springville	5,381	167.3	C
110	Pinckard	595	168.1	C
111	Kinston	591	169.2	C
112	Midland City	2,310	173.2	C
113	Henagar	2,307	173.4	C
114	Grove Hill	1,719	174.5	C
115	Moody	13,720	174.9	C
116	York	2,277	175.7	C
117	Irondale	13,538	177.3	C
118	Fort Deposit	1,125	177.8	C
119	Newville	562	177.9	C
120	East Brewton	2,239	178.7	C
121	Camden	1,667	180.0	C
122	Newton	1,659	180.8	C
123	Muscle Shoals	17,501	182.8	C
124	Robertsdale	7,658	182.8	C
125	Headland	5,456	183.3	C
126	Oneonta	7,013	185.4	C
127	Hamilton	6,963	186.7	C
128	Luverne	2,672	187.1	C
129	Town Creek	1,065	187.8	C
130	Grant	1,063	188.1	C
131	LaFayette	2,611	191.5	C
132	Gardendale	16,131	192.2	C
133	Foley	26,424	193.0	C
134	Aliceville	2,019	198.1	D+
135	Scottsboro	15,960	200.5	D+
136	Moulton	3,435	203.8	D+
137	Reform	1,442	208.0	D+
138	Madison	62,087	211.0	D+
139	Rogersville	1,420	211.3	D+
140	Monroeville	5,668	211.7	D+
141	Cullman	20,433	215.3	D+
142	Geraldine	914	218.8	D+
143	Red Bay	3,168	221.0	D+
144	Opp	6,760	221.9	D+
145	Dora	2,244	222.8	D+
146	Wadley	891	224.5	D+
147	Hartselle	16,011	224.8	D+
148	Prattville	39,818	226.0	D+
149	Calera	18,747	234.7	D+
150	Albertville	23,242	236.6	D+
151	Georgiana	1,257	238.7	D+
152	Athens	32,862	243.4	D+
153	Millbrook	17,633	243.9	D+
154	Creola	1,977	252.9	D+
155	Douglas	789	253.5	D+
156	Arab	8,960	256.7	D+
157	Riverside	2,279	263.3	D+
158	Weaver	3,327	270.5	D
159	Ider	737	271.4	D
160	Cottonwood	1,097	273.5	D
161	Gilbertown	707	282.9	D
162	Gulf Shores	17,413	287.1	D
163	Butler	1,737	287.9	D
164	Fultondale	9,533	293.7	D
165	Pell City	14,250	294.7	D
166	Leeds	12,445	297.3	D
167	Guntersville	9,184	304.9	D
168	Bridgeport	2,262	309.5	D
169	Thomasville	3,543	310.5	D
170	Coosada	1,282	312.0	D
171	Clanton	9,250	313.5	D
172	Odenville	5,495	327.6	D
173	Jemison	3,052	327.7	D
174	Gordon	298	335.6	D
175	West Blocton	1,181	338.7	D
176	Courtland	583	343.1	D
177	Attalla	5,813	344.1	D
178	Brent	2,586	348.0	D
179	Notasulga	861	348.4	D
180	Stevenson	1,981	353.4	D
181	Orange Beach	8,673	357.4	D
182	Uniontown	1,921	364.4	D
183	Midfield	4,885	368.5	D
184	Centreville	2,673	374.1	F
185	Loxley	5,007	379.5	F
186	Valley	10,241	380.8	F
187	Lincoln	7,725	388.3	F
188	Vance	2,310	389.6	F
189	Centre	3,845	390.1	F
190	Jasper	14,418	395.3	F
191	Clayton	2,197	409.6	F
192	Bay Minette	8,456	413.9	F
193	Carrollton	965	414.5	F
194	Cedar Bluff	1,918	417.1	F
195	Guin	2,134	421.7	F
196	Brookside	1,185	421.9	F
197	Hollywood	932	429.2	F
198	Northport	30,931	433.2	F
199	Chickasaw	6,226	433.7	F
200	Ozark	14,350	439.0	F
201	Warrior	3,177	440.7	F
202	Addison	669	448.4	F
203	Frisco City	1,110	450.5	F
204	Elba	3,547	451.1	F
205	Brookwood	2,420	454.5	F
206	Ranburne	435	459.8	F
207	Abbeville	2,386	461.0	F
208	Silverhill	1,037	482.2	F
209	Cordova	1,656	483.1	F
210	Napier Field	414	483.1	F
211	Huntsville	228,697	483.2	F
212	Hackleburg	1,441	485.8	F
213	Troy	17,894	486.2	F
214	Ashville	2,417	496.5	F
215	Hueytown	16,013	512.1	F
216	Elberta	2,145	512.8	F
217	Sheffield	9,280	517.2	F
218	Talladega	14,590	541.5	F
219	Brewton	5,139	544.9	F
220	Tuscaloosa	113,834	553.4	F
221	Adamsville	4,111	559.5	F
222	Opelika	34,448	560.3	F
223	Sylacauga	12,109	561.6	F
224	Greenville	6,923	577.8	F
225	Ohatchee	1,211	578.0	F
226	Livingston	3,096	581.4	F
227	Gadsden	33,015	581.6	F
228	Dadeville	2,922	581.8	F
229	Eutaw	2,710	590.4	F
230	Montgomery	193,728	594.6	F
231	Decatur	58,514	606.7	F
232	Jacksonville	14,812	607.6	F
233	Selma	16,299	619.7	F
234	Enterprise	30,766	624.1	F
235	Jackson	4,461	627.7	F
236	Florence	43,076	629.1	F
237	Prichard	18,672	632.0	F
238	Jacksons Gap	753	664.0	F
239	Andalusia	8,838	667.6	F
240	Haleyville	4,286	676.6	F
241	Ragland	1,708	702.6	F
242	Pine Hill	699	715.3	F
243	Semmes	6,105	720.7	F
244	Mount Vernon	1,387	721.0	F
245	Eufaula	12,314	722.8	F
246	Mobile	237,092	752.0	F
247	Childersburg	4,601	760.7	F
248	Level Plains	1,837	762.1	F
249	Roanoke	5,411	776.2	F
250	Phenix City	38,323	777.6	F
251	Ashland	1,928	778.0	F
252	Lanett	6,691	792.1	F
253	Wedowee	751	798.9	F
254	Woodstock	1,614	805.5	F
255	Evergreen	3,316	814.2	F
256	Tuskegee	8,582	827.3	F
257	Anniston	21,052	845.5	F
258	Summerdale	1,608	870.6	F
259	Union Springs	3,097	871.8	F
260	Bayou La Batre	2,142	887.0	F
261	Dothan	71,318	912.8	F
262	Demopolis	6,733	965.4	F
263	Gantt	204	980.4	F
264	Alexander City	14,353	1024.2	F
265	Bear Creek	1,062	1035.8	F
266	Tallassee	4,742	1054.4	F
267	Gurley	853	1055.1	F
268	Piedmont	4,681	1068.1	F
269	Leighton	654	1070.3	F
270	Flomaton	1,448	1105.0	F
271	Brundidge	2,016	1140.9	F
272	Birmingham	195,418	1246.6	F
273	Atmore	8,294	1362.4	F
274	Excel	524	1526.7	F
275	Bessemer	24,720	1743.5	F
276	Parrish	967	1758.0	F
277	Brighton	2,207	2129.6	F
278	McIntosh	195	3589.7	F

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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