Huntsville, AL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 3%

Violent crime 9%

Property crime 1%

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}	Huntsville_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,408 (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)	422 (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)	1,986 (estimate)	2,137	1,958

Key findings

Huntsville crime rates are 3% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Huntsville are 9% higher than the national average
In Huntsville you have a 1 in 42 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Huntsville is safer than 27% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Huntsville has decreased by 19%

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The Huntsville crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Huntsville as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Huntsville crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Huntsville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Huntsville is 1 in 238

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Huntsville is 1 in 51

The chance of being a victim of crime in Huntsville is 1 in 42

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

Huntsville police department

Item	Huntsville	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	522	9,968	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.8	4.1	3.3

There are a total of 522 Huntsville police officers. This results in 2.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 30% less than the Alabama average and 12.6% less 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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
New Market, AL	1,201	153	720	873
Madison, AL	46,396	196	923	1,119
Owens Cross Roads, AL	1,799	300	999	1,299
Hazel Green, AL	3,188	233	1,097	1,330
Meridianville, AL	6,568	237	1,116	1,353
Harvest, AL	5,080	271	1,274	1,545
Moores Mill, AL	6,493	280	1,316	1,596
Huntsville, AL	188,973	422	1,986	2,408

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tallahassee, FL	188,466	773	2,952	3,725
Spring Valley, NV	190,661	634	2,657	3,292
Salt Lake City, UT	191,446	922	7,352	8,275
Grand Prairie, TX	185,631	245	1,924	2,170
Sunrise Manor, NV	192,873	849	3,555	4,403
Huntsville, AL	188,973	422	1,986	2,408

Source: The Huntsville, 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.