Arab, AL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 9%

Violent crime 4%

Property crime 10%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Arab_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,126 (estimate)	2,590	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	32.7	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	54.2	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	357.1	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	372 (estimate)	454	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	399.5	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,515.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	222.0	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,753 (estimate)	2,137	1,958

Key findings

Arab crime rates are 9% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Arab are 4% lower than the national average
In Arab you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Arab is safer than 33% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Arab has decreased by 19%

Arab crime map

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Daily Crime In Arab (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Arab

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Arab is 1 in 269

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Arab is 1 in 58

The chance of being a victim of crime in Arab is 1 in 48

Year Over Year Crime In Arab (per 100,000 people)

Arab police department

Item	Arab	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	37	9,968	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.5	4.1	3.3

There are a total of 37 Arab police officers. This results in 4.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 11.4% greater than the Alabama average and 39.1% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Alabama

State	Total offenders	Alabama_/100K	National_/100K
Alabama	10,698	231	266

There are a total of 10,698 sex offenders in Alabama. This yields a total of 231 sex offenders in Alabama per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
New Hope, AL	2,808	102	544	646
Holly Pond, AL	1,146	182	856	1,037
Douglas, AL	1,056	217	1,023	1,241
Grant, AL	961	390	1,835	2,224
Eva, AL	601	457	2,153	2,611
Union Grove, AL	91	460	2,163	2,623
Baileyton, AL	766	546	2,571	3,117
Arab, AL	8,247	372	1,753	2,126

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fort Mitchell, KY	8,245	48	1,112	1,160
Fort Mitchell, KY	8,245	48	1,112	1,160
St. Martin, MS	8,245	266	1,921	2,187
Ripley, TN	8,249	1,801	3,218	5,019
Pineville, NC	8,244	886	11,600	12,485
Arab, AL	8,247	372	1,753	2,126

Source: The Arab, AL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.