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Total crime 53%
Violent crime 51%
Property crime 54%
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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.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleCleveland/100k peopleAlabama/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)1,092 (estimate)2,5902,346
Murdern/an/an/a9.66.5
Rapen/an/an/a32.738.4
Robberyn/an/an/a54.273.9
Assaultn/an/an/a357.1279.7
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)191 (estimate)454388
Burglaryn/an/an/a399.5314.2
Theftn/an/an/a1,515.31,398.0
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a222.0246.0
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)901 (estimate)2,1371,958

Key findings

  • Cleveland crime rates are 53% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Cleveland are 51% lower than the national average
  • In Cleveland you have a 1 in 92 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Cleveland is safer than 62% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Cleveland has decreased by 19%

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      Daily Crime In Cleveland (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cleveland

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cleveland is 1 in 523
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cleveland is 1 in 111
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Cleveland is 1 in 92

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

      Cleveland police department

      ItemClevelandAlabamaNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)19,968558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residents0.84.13.3
      There are a total of 1 Cleveland police officers. This results in 0.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 81.3% less than the Alabama average and 76.6% less than the National average.

      Sex offenders in Alabama

      StateTotal offendersAlabama /100KNational /100K
      Alabama10,698231266
      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

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Warrior, AL3,19863125188
      Hayden, AL1,222161758920
      Holly Pond, AL1,1461828561,037
      Locust Fork, AL1,4041838621,045
      Highland Lake, AL3971838631,047
      Blountsville, AL1,9882039571,160
      Douglas, AL1,0562171,0231,241
      Cleveland, AL1,1761919011,092

      Cities with similar population

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Griswold, IA1,176141788929
      Vander, NC1,1761859841,169
      Kensington, NY1,17651198249
      Eton, GA1,1750337337
      West Buechel, KY1,1757056,7357,439
      Cleveland, AL1,1761919011,092
      Source: The Cleveland, 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.