Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area, AL Crime

The crime rate in the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area is significantly higher than the national average. The violent crime rate is 35.7, which is more than 50% higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in the Birmingham-Hoover area comes in at 48, a full 36 percent higher than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that the inhabitants of this metropolitan area face a greater risk of being the victim of a violent or property crime compared to other parts of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area violent crime is 35.7. (The US average is 22.7)

Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area property crime is 48.0. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Atlanta, Alabama. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Vestavia Hills, AL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	62	0	8.9	17.7	35.4	1496.1	252.3	1137.6	106.2
2001	93.6	0	8.1	32.6	52.9	1086.6	187.2	805.8	93.6
2002	89.1	0	8.1	16.2	64.8	1219	247	866.6	105.3
2003	112.7	0	7.8	35	69.9	1278.5	295.3	851	132.1
2004	125.4	0	3.2	73.9	48.2	948.2	247.5	543.2	157.5
2005	99.4	0	12.8	35.3	51.3	855.7	298.1	484	73.7
2006	115	0	12.8	54.3	47.9	916.8	281.1	549.5	86.3
2007	70.7	0	16.1	19.3	35.4	948.6	295.8	585.3	67.5
2008	90.2	0	9.7	41.9	38.6	1056.2	341.3	656.9	58
2009	74.4	0	6.5	32.4	35.6	1248.9	501.5	686	61.5
2010	57.3	3.2	6.4	15.9	31.8	1690	152.8	1413.1	124.1
2011	73.1	0	11.7	20.5	40.9	1532.3	342.1	1099.5	90.7
2012	64.3	0	0	29.2	35.1	1476.8	295.4	1123	58.5
2013	49.8	0	0	17.6	32.3	1595.2	340.1	1184.6	70.4
2014	64.7	0	0	17.6	47	1340.8	217.6	1061.5	61.7
2015	64.4	0	0	20.5	43.9	1236	298.7	884.5	52.7
2016	73.1	0	0	23.4	49.7	1161.1	210.6	854	96.5
2017	69	2.9	2.9	8.6	54.6	1221.9	152.4	983.3	86.3
2018	87.3	0	0	8.7	78.6	1265.7	241.5	910.7	113.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Vestavia Hills, AL	87.3	1,265.7	34,197	1	2018
Mountain Brook, AL	78.5	1,119.1	20,787	2	2018
Homewood, AL	293.9	3,745.6	25,523	3	2018
Birmingham, AL	1,911.5	6,314.0	213,258	5	2018
Irondale, AL	592.7	2,803.1	12,407	7	2018
Hoover, AL	133.1	2,243.5	85,163	7	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Atlanta, GA	768.8	4,654.4	430,066	135	2018
Nashville, TN	1,073.1	4,041.1	564,169	187	2019
Memphis, TN	1,901.4	6,128.4	669,264	216	2019
Louisville, KY	686.9	3,891.5	677,710	330	2019
Louisville, KY	1,346.4	10,044.0	257,739	330	2003
Charlotte, NC	739.4	3,925.8	604,931	358	2019

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Kristy · Birmingham, AL

A Good Place to be From

Over 7 years ago

Birmingham, Ala., is a dead man's nowhere town. Do yourself a favor and never come near its dreary, dismal, cultural desolation. If Hell had humidity, they'd call it More

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