2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Birmingham, AL vs Huntsville, AL

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- Huntsville has 43% less violent crime than Birmingham.
- Huntsville has 25% less property crime than Birmingham.
 Birmingham, ALHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock43.222.7
 Property Crime89  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Birmingham, AlabamaCrime Index
 Eagle Point, AL 
 McCalla, AL 
 Pea Ridge, AL 
 Remlap, AL 
 Trafford, AL5.75
 Graysville, AL8.05
 Highland Lake, AL8.75
 Steele, AL11.1
 Margaret, AL11.25
 Thorsby, AL12.45

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