Tuscaloosa, AL Crime


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The city of Tuscaloosa, AL has a significantly higher rate of both violent crime and property crime than the US average. Violent crime is reported at 29.9 in Tuscaloosa, compared to the national average of 22.7. Property crime is even more pronounced, with Tuscaloosa's rate of 59.7 nearly double that of the US average of 35.4. This means that residents of Tuscaloosa must be particularly vigilant when it comes to protecting themselves and their property from theft or other criminal activity.

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

Tuscaloosa violent crime is 29.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Tuscaloosa property crime is 59.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Tuscaloosa, AL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20001041.810.478.5256.1696.811891.4151610024.7350.7
20011112.47.763.9283.97577106.71723.65048.1335
2002596.76.462.3235.4292.66749.71287.65135.1327
20036998.863279.6347.66376.61258.24797.2321.2
2004590.112.557.6230.5289.462711542.44430.4298.2
2005624.88.748.3247.9319.862391476.44440.3322.3
2006735.718.357.3269.23916375.615304518327.7
2007664.611.938.2315299.56021.91430.64258.4332.9
2008521.312.231.1220.7257.35985.11678.23940.9366
2009455.95.530.5212.7207.25542.71643.63659.1239.9
2010469.87.332.4198.8231.25051.81529.83335.8186.3
2011475.23.342.9213.4215.64842.513743259.5209
2012519.74.340.2184.8290.34728.61285.23223.8219.6
2013461.18.546.7171234.84793.61237.73395.4160.4
2014483.39.355182.5236.542921080.83021.4189.8
2015574.37.246.1205.1315.94317.51160.92965.8190.7
2016480.41454172.1240.23734.8794.62710230.2
2017468.78.953.4166.1240.34127.68053125.9196.8
2018505.14.946.2137.6316.44338.5739.93289309.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Northport, AL351.03,045.024,76552018
Coaling, AL361.23,311.31,646112018
Brookwood, AL376.15,534.71,821122018
Moundville, AL82.01,517.62,472152017
Vance, AL184.51,168.51,018182018
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Birmingham, AL1,911.56,314.0213,258482018
Montgomery, AL612.14,268.6201,937942018
Huntsville, AL904.84,730.2190,1061232017
Columbus, GA655.34,435.9186,2241612017
Mobile, AL657.14,926.8243,9731782018

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This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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