Safety · Brighton
Brighton, AL crime & safety
Brighton's reported crime rate is well above Alabama's. 47 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Brighton compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
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Not graded yet
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Brighton's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Reported crime, 2024
Brighton at a glance
Violent crime
21.3
per 1,000 residents · Alabama 3.8
Property crime
23.6
per 1,000 residents · Alabama 16.4
Incidents reported
99
47 violent · 52 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2023–2024
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Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Brighton property | Alabama property | Brighton violent | Alabama violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.7 | 17.7 | 27.8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 23.6 | 16.4 | 21.3 | 3.8 |
What gets reported
2024, by type
Larceny / theft
27
Burglary
13
Vehicle theft
12
Aggravated assault
37
Robbery
4
Rape
1
Homicide
5
Arson
1
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Brighton safe
Local public safety
👮 Brighton Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Brighton and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | — | 21.3 | 23.6 | 2024 |
| Bessemer | D- | 17.1 | 69.2 | 2025 |
| Midfield | C+ | 3.3 | 12.1 | 2025 |
| Birmingham | D- | 12.4 | 43.8 | 2025 |
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 2,200, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.