Birmingham, AL Crime


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Birmingham, AL has a much higher rate of violent and property crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Birmingham is 75.2 compared to the US average of 22.7, and the property crime rate is 89 compared to 35.4 nationally. This means that people living in Birmingham are more likely to experience or witness a violent or property crime than the average American. It is important for residents of Birmingham to take precautions and be aware of their surroundings in order to stay safe from criminal activity.

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

Birmingham violent crime is 75.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Birmingham property crime is 89.0. (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
Birmingham, AL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20001160.831.189.8384.8655.17012.31606.34717688.9
20011241.829.984.5444.7682.674081673.44893.3841.4
2002130126.597.6484.1692.77379.61791.64751.6836.4
20031393.635.484.9562.9710.38149.92011.44968.91169.6
20041369.224.8100.8574.8668.98177.92164.95025.9987.1
20051470.344.3102.7609.2714.18067.121035099.5864.6
20061359.344.594.2611.8608.88137.42060.65185.9890.9
20071458.137.8100.6706.7613.186252136.35502.3986.4
2008142335.992.9656.6637.78783.522575589.2937.3
20091236.728.687.1505.8615.37986.42207.45078701.1
20111483.225.385.3474.1898.48365.92722.54933.9709.5
20121517.831.471.3460.9954.26934.12205.74239.8488.6
20131345.329.784457.1774.56677.81895.34085.4697.2
20141588.324.585.8495.5982.56566.71767.94121.8677
20151746.237.274.9524.81109.36358.71481.94163.2713.6
20181911.541.885.5446.91337.463141213.44268.5832.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Mountain Brook, AL78.51,119.120,78742018
Homewood, AL293.93,745.625,52352018
Tarrant, AL1,765.25,959.56,83352018
Vestavia Hills, AL87.31,265.734,19752018
Fultondale, AL494.03,930.48,42162018
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Tuscaloosa, AL505.14,338.579,400472018
Montgomery, AL612.14,268.6201,937872018
Huntsville, AL904.84,730.2190,106882017
Columbus, GA655.34,435.9186,2241322017
Chattanooga, TN1,070.15,557.4155,0431382019

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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 4 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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