Samson, AL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 27%

Violent crime 23%

Property crime 28%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Samson_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,811 (estimate)	3,185	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.3	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	42.2	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	80.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	381.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	291 (estimate)	511	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	531.9	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,886.1	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	256.5	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,520 (estimate)	2,674	2,110

Key findings

Samson crime rates are 27% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Samson are 23% lower than the national average
In Samson you have a 1 in 56 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Samson is safer than 42% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Samson has decreased by 5%

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The Samson crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Samson 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 Samson 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 Samson

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Samson is 1 in 345

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Samson is 1 in 66

The chance of being a victim of crime in Samson is 1 in 56

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

Samson police department

Item	Samson	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	9,968	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.1	3.3

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}
Geneva, AL	4,456	421	2,201	2,622
Enterprise, AL	28,025	446	2,842	3,288
Opp, AL	6,635	532	2,784	3,316
Eunola, AL	362	650	3,399	4,049
Coffee Springs, AL	268	683	3,572	4,254
Kinston, AL	664	696	3,641	4,336
Onycha, AL	182	787	4,119	4,906
Samson, AL	2,120	291	1,520	1,811

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Liberty City, TX	2,120	157	895	1,052
Elk Point, SD	2,120	215	54	269
Coalgate, OK	2,120	225	675	899
East Washington, PA	2,119	384	1,317	1,701
Estill Springs, TN	2,121	788	1,133	1,921
Samson, AL	2,120	291	1,520	1,811

Source: The Samson, AL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.