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Total crime 20%
Violent crime 15%
Property crime 21%
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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 peopleYork/100k peopleAlabama/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)1,879 (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)329 (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)1,550 (estimate)2,1371,958

Key findings

  • York crime rates are 20% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in York are 15% lower than the national average
  • In York you have a 1 in 54 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • York is safer than 38% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in York has decreased by 19%

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      Daily Crime In York (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in York

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in York is 1 in 304
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in York is 1 in 65
      The chance of being a victim of crime in York is 1 in 54

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

      York police department

      ItemYorkAlabamaNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)119,968558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residents4.44.13.3
      There are a total of 11 York police officers. This results in 4.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 8.6% greater than the Alabama average and 35.6% greater 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
      Livingston, AL3,4855431,2661,809
      Cuba, AL4965672,6673,233
      Bellamy, AL6816533,0753,728
      Epes, AL1696663,1353,801
      Toomsuba, MS9424703,3973,867
      York, AL3,0213291,5501,879

      Cities with similar population

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      East Syracuse, NY3,0212601,0081,268
      Henrietta, TX3,0202831,4261,709
      Parksdale, CA3,0223371,6301,966
      Keego Harbor, MI3,022412383795
      Experiment, GA3,0192991,5001,799
      York, AL3,0213291,5501,879
      Source: The York, 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.