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Selma, AL vs Birmingham, AL

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- Birmingham has 6% more violent crime than Selma.
- Birmingham has 7% less property crime than Selma.
 Selma, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock75.222.7
 Property Crime95.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Selma    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Really a pit of horrid. This place is so racist. I would not recommend for anyone. White folks should stay away it’s not  More

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Over 7 years ago

Awful place to live it’s boring, nothing going on here at  More

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Over 17 years ago

Selma isn't the place for me, but it does have a lot to offer. There is enormous amounts of history in Selma. Being the mother of three, I don't think it such a great  More

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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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Selma, AlabamaCrime Index
 Valley Grande, AL36.75
 Orrville, AL43.5
 Selmont-West Selmont, AL45.95
 Selma, AL83.2

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