Shorter, AL has a significantly higher rate of crime than the national average. The violent crime rate in Shorter is 77.1, which is more than three times the US average of 22.7. Similarly, Shorter's property crime rate of 84.4 is also much higher than the US average of 35.4. This means that people in Shorter face a greater risk of being victims or perpetrators of criminal acts than people elsewhere in the United States.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Shorter violent crime is 77.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Shorter property crime is 84.4. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.