2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Birmingham, AL vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Roanoke has 70% less violent crime than Birmingham.
- Roanoke has 33% less property crime than Birmingham.
 Birmingham, ALRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.722.7
 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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

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