West Blocton, AL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 47%

Violent crime 44%

Property crime 48%

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}	West Blocton_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,245 (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)	218 (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)	1,027 (estimate)	2,137	1,958

Key findings

West Blocton crime rates are 47% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in West Blocton are 44% lower than the national average
In West Blocton you have a 1 in 81 chance of becoming a victim of crime
West Blocton is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in West Blocton has decreased by 19%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in West Blocton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Blocton is 1 in 459

The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Blocton is 1 in 98

The chance of being a victim of crime in West Blocton is 1 in 81

Year Over Year Crime In West Blocton (per 100,000 people)

West Blocton police department

Item	West Blocton	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	2	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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lake View, AL	2,801	122	576	699
Helena, AL	17,630	315	676	990
Centreville, AL	2,720	182	857	1,039
Woodstock, AL	2,027	186	874	1,060
Vance, AL	1,325	185	1,169	1,353
Brantleyville, AL	1,110	238	1,120	1,357
Brent, AL	4,902	493	1,094	1,587
West Blocton, AL	1,334	218	1,027	1,245

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Talmage, CA	1,334	203	981	1,184
Taos, MO	1,334	160	747	907
Bressler, PA	1,334	166	699	864
Russell, PA	1,334	92	387	479
Cornersville, TN	1,334	77	383	459
West Blocton, AL	1,334	218	1,027	1,245

Source: The West Blocton, 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.