Anniston, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Anniston, AL Summary

Crime in Anniston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Anniston over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anniston:

  • There were 1,329 total crimes committed in Anniston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,326.5 total crimes per 100K people in Anniston.
  • The overall crime rate in Anniston is 172.20% above the national average.
  • Anniston ranks #255 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Anniston ranks #9,643 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Anniston Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anniston is 6,326.5 per 100,000 people. That's 172.20% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 144.24% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anniston
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,329 6,326.5 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 19.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 17 80.9 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 145 690.2 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 177 842.6 453.6 369.8
Burglary 246 1,171.0 399.5 269.8
Larceny 766 3,646.4 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 140 666.4 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,152 5,483.9 2,136.8 1,954.4

Anniston Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Anniston

177
Violent Crimes
842.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
127.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 177 violent crimes in Anniston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anniston is 842.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anniston each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 127.85% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 85.77% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anniston

1,152
Property Crimes
5,483.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
180.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,152 property crimes in Anniston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anniston is 5,483.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anniston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 180.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 156.65% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Anniston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gadsden, AL 33,521 1,491 4,448.0 3,884.1 563.8
Oxford, AL 22,318 702 3,145.4 2,912.4 233.0
Talladega, AL 15,448 477 3,087.8 2,440.4 647.3
Moody, AL 13,862 163 1,175.9 1,010.0 165.9
Irondale, AL 13,528 382 2,823.8 2,542.9 280.9
Jacksonville, AL 13,025 380 2,917.5 1,996.2 921.3
Sylacauga, AL 12,205 474 3,883.7 3,277.3 606.3
Cedartown, GA 10,397 299 2,875.8 2,279.5 596.3
Bremen, GA 7,683 196 2,551.1 2,433.9 117.1
Weaver, AL 3,394 93 2,740.1 2,268.7 471.4

Anniston SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
7
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