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Safest towns in Alabama

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 128 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Southside 1 Southside 5.8 Violent 0.7 per 1,000 Map of Kimberly 2 Kimberly 6.2 Violent 0.9 per 1,000 Rainsville 3 Rainsville 6.3 Violent 0.5 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Southside Southside9,483 people 5.8 0.7 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
2 Map of Kimberly Kimberly4,439 people 6.2 0.9 per 1,000 2.7 per 1,000
3 Rainsville Rainsville5,702 people 6.3 0.5 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
4 Helena Helena21,769 people 6.8 0.6 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
5 Map of Morris Morris2,673 people 7.5 0.6 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
6 Argo Argo4,479 people 7.5 0.9 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
7 Tuscumbia9,115 people 7.7 0.7 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
8 Map of Hokes Bluff Hokes Bluff4,547 people 8.6 0.9 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
9 Lineville Lineville2,546 people 8.9 1.3 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
10 Vestavia Hills Vestavia Hills38,616 people 9.9 0.8 per 1,000 6.9 per 1,000
11 Mountain Brook Mountain Brook22,029 people 10.0 0.5 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
12 Map of Citronelle Citronelle3,913 people 11.3 1.0 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
13 Daphne Daphne29,453 people 11.4 0.5 per 1,000 9.3 per 1,000
14 Priceville Priceville3,726 people 11.5 1.4 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
15 Map of Owens Cross Roads Owens Cross Roads2,826 people 12.6 1.2 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
16 Map of Satsuma Satsuma6,822 people 12.8 1.3 per 1,000 7.6 per 1,000
17 Trinity Trinity2,561 people 13.5 0.6 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
18 Montevallo Montevallo7,556 people 13.5 1.3 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
19 Map of Rainbow City Rainbow City10,284 people 14.1 1.0 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
20 Auburn Auburn80,594 people 14.9 1.3 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
21 Map of Moody Moody13,488 people 15.1 1.9 per 1,000 7.6 per 1,000
22 Map of Pelham Pelham24,827 people 15.2 1.6 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
23 Hoover Hoover92,642 people 15.3 0.7 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
24 Map of Heflin Heflin3,467 people 15.7 1.5 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
25 Map of Spanish Fort Spanish Fort10,662 people 16.2 0.9 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
26 Madison Madison60,106 people 17.1 1.6 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
27 Alabaster Alabaster33,917 people 17.6 1.0 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
28 Odenville Odenville5,197 people 17.9 2.9 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
29 Map of Fairhope Fairhope24,190 people 18.1 1.4 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
30 Columbiana Columbiana4,725 people 19.3 1.7 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
31 Map of Springville Springville5,081 people 19.4 1.6 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
32 Map of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove9,442 people 19.6 1.7 per 1,000 12.9 per 1,000
33 Map of Saraland Saraland16,404 people 20.0 0.9 per 1,000 16.4 per 1,000
34 Map of Foley Foley24,026 people 21.2 1.9 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
35 Map of Fort Payne Fort Payne14,927 people 22.1 1.8 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
36 Wetumpka Wetumpka7,437 people 22.4 2.3 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
37 Calera Calera17,714 people 22.5 2.3 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
38 Map of Midfield Midfield5,045 people 22.6 3.4 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
39 Headland Headland5,217 people 22.6 2.4 per 1,000 12.9 per 1,000
40 Trussville Trussville26,673 people 22.8 1.3 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
41 Monroeville Monroeville5,802 people 23.4 3.2 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
42 Luverne Luverne2,694 people 24.0 1.6 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
43 Map of Hamilton Hamilton6,922 people 24.6 2.1 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
44 Red Bay Red Bay3,201 people 24.6 2.0 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
45 Russellville Russellville10,799 people 24.8 1.3 per 1,000 19.4 per 1,000
46 Fayette Fayette4,164 people 25.5 2.6 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
47 La Fayette2,633 people 25.9 3.1 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
48 Map of Brookwood Brookwood2,706 people 26.2 3.6 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
49 Abbeville Abbeville2,748 people 26.5 2.9 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
50 Albertville Albertville22,813 people 26.6 2.5 per 1,000 16.4 per 1,000
51 Map of Homewood Homewood27,829 people 26.9 1.6 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
52 Map of Gardendale Gardendale16,534 people 27.3 2.3 per 1,000 18.0 per 1,000
53 Irondale Irondale13,464 people 27.6 2.2 per 1,000 18.9 per 1,000
54 Prattville Prattville39,482 people 28.1 2.5 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
55 Map of Hartselle Hartselle15,847 people 28.2 2.0 per 1,000 20.2 per 1,000
56 Centreville Centreville2,741 people 28.4 4.6 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
57 Map of Winfield Winfield4,999 people 29.2 1.2 per 1,000 24.3 per 1,000
58 Athens Athens29,002 people 29.7 2.0 per 1,000 21.6 per 1,000
59 Map of Jemison Jemison2,796 people 30.4 2.2 per 1,000 21.5 per 1,000
60 Moulton Moulton3,401 people 31.4 2.3 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
61 Huntsville Huntsville222,791 people 31.5 3.4 per 1,000 18.0 per 1,000
62 Sheffield9,340 people 32.1 3.9 per 1,000 16.4 per 1,000
63 Map of Warrior Warrior3,207 people 32.9 4.9 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
64 Gulf Shores Gulf Shores16,401 people 32.9 3.5 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
65 Oxford Oxford22,063 people 33.5 1.9 per 1,000 26.1 per 1,000
66 Map of Weaver Weaver3,324 people 34.0 3.2 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
67 Map of Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals16,951 people 34.3 2.2 per 1,000 25.4 per 1,000
68 Map of Opp Opp6,709 people 35.0 3.3 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
69 Cullman19,319 people 35.6 2.2 per 1,000 26.7 per 1,000
70 Map of Lincoln Lincoln7,305 people 36.1 3.7 per 1,000 21.4 per 1,000
71 Orange Beach Orange Beach8,407 people 36.1 4.3 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
72 Robertsdale Robertsdale7,194 people 36.1 2.9 per 1,000 24.6 per 1,000
73 Map of Fultondale Fultondale9,384 people 36.2 3.0 per 1,000 24.2 per 1,000
74 Livingston Livingston4,672 people 36.2 5.3 per 1,000 15.2 per 1,000
75 Map of Dora Dora2,668 people 36.3 3.1 per 1,000 23.8 per 1,000
76 Map of Leeds Leeds12,028 people 36.6 3.3 per 1,000 23.4 per 1,000
77 Map of Dadeville Dadeville2,993 people 36.9 5.1 per 1,000 16.4 per 1,000
78 Map of Chickasaw Chickasaw6,332 people 37.5 4.7 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
79 Bay Minette Bay Minette8,295 people 38.0 5.4 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
80 Oneonta Oneonta6,971 people 38.5 1.5 per 1,000 32.4 per 1,000
81 Millbrook Millbrook17,189 people 39.6 2.2 per 1,000 30.7 per 1,000
82 Loxley Loxley4,357 people 40.3 4.3 per 1,000 23.0 per 1,000
83 Guntersville Guntersville8,916 people 42.1 3.5 per 1,000 28.1 per 1,000
84 Map of Hueytown Hueytown16,414 people 42.5 5.0 per 1,000 22.5 per 1,000
85 Map of East Brewton East Brewton3,168 people 42.9 5.6 per 1,000 20.3 per 1,000
86 Florence Florence41,701 people 43.5 5.6 per 1,000 21.2 per 1,000
87 Map of Brent Brent4,010 people 43.7 5.4 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
88 Decatur Decatur57,361 people 44.5 5.8 per 1,000 21.5 per 1,000
89 Map of Arab Arab8,679 people 44.5 3.1 per 1,000 32.0 per 1,000
90 Eufaula Eufaula12,584 people 45.1 5.6 per 1,000 22.8 per 1,000
91 Thomasville Thomasville3,619 people 45.4 3.5 per 1,000 31.4 per 1,000
92 Tuskegee8,938 people 45.8 7.1 per 1,000 17.3 per 1,000
93 Map of Jacksonville Jacksonville14,437 people 46.6 7.0 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
94 Elba Elba3,468 people 46.7 4.5 per 1,000 28.8 per 1,000
95 Map of Centre Centre3,700 people 46.8 2.8 per 1,000 35.6 per 1,000
96 Map of Clanton Clanton8,958 people 47.1 3.3 per 1,000 34.1 per 1,000
97 Opelika Opelika32,820 people 47.4 5.7 per 1,000 24.7 per 1,000
98 Map of Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa111,038 people 47.9 5.3 per 1,000 26.8 per 1,000
99 Mobile Mobile203,416 people 48.4 7.4 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
100 Prichard18,961 people 49.3 7.4 per 1,000 19.6 per 1,000
101 Map of Selma Selma17,057 people 49.8 7.2 per 1,000 20.9 per 1,000
102 Gadsden Gadsden33,374 people 50.1 5.4 per 1,000 28.7 per 1,000
103 Map of Troy Troy17,716 people 50.7 5.0 per 1,000 30.8 per 1,000
104 Enterprise Enterprise29,505 people 51.4 7.1 per 1,000 23.2 per 1,000
105 Sylacauga Sylacauga12,309 people 51.4 5.6 per 1,000 29.1 per 1,000
106 Valley Valley10,277 people 52.2 3.8 per 1,000 37.2 per 1,000
107 Lanett Lanett6,814 people 52.9 6.4 per 1,000 27.3 per 1,000
108 Union Springs Union Springs3,248 people 53.3 9.5 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
109 Andalusia Andalusia8,766 people 55.6 5.0 per 1,000 35.6 per 1,000
110 Piedmont Piedmont4,740 people 55.9 10.2 per 1,000 15.1 per 1,000
111 Jasper Jasper14,442 people 57.0 4.1 per 1,000 40.5 per 1,000
112 Map of Haleyville Haleyville4,271 people 57.3 6.3 per 1,000 31.9 per 1,000
113 Talladega Talladega14,760 people 58.4 6.2 per 1,000 33.8 per 1,000
114 Greenville Greenville7,163 people 58.8 5.7 per 1,000 36.0 per 1,000
115 Adamsville Adamsville4,266 people 62.4 4.7 per 1,000 43.6 per 1,000
116 Map of Dothan Dothan71,514 people 64.2 8.8 per 1,000 28.9 per 1,000
117 Jackson Jackson4,589 people 64.2 7.8 per 1,000 33.1 per 1,000
118 Phenix City Phenix City38,499 people 64.2 7.9 per 1,000 32.6 per 1,000
119 Brewton5,186 people 66.3 6.2 per 1,000 41.6 per 1,000
120 Alexander City Alexander City14,606 people 72.1 8.7 per 1,000 37.3 per 1,000
121 Attalla Attalla5,775 people 72.2 5.9 per 1,000 48.7 per 1,000
122 Demopolis Demopolis6,908 people 73.0 9.3 per 1,000 36.0 per 1,000
123 Anniston Anniston21,271 people 76.4 8.3 per 1,000 43.3 per 1,000
124 Map of Semmes Semmes5,626 people 78.2 6.5 per 1,000 52.2 per 1,000
125 Tallassee Tallassee5,134 people 80.0 8.5 per 1,000 45.9 per 1,000
126 Atmore Atmore8,334 people 91.1 13.9 per 1,000 35.5 per 1,000
127 Birmingham Birmingham198,173 people 97.0 13.4 per 1,000 43.2 per 1,000
128 Bessemer Bessemer25,400 people 150.9 19.4 per 1,000 73.3 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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