Arab, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Arab, AL Summary

Crime in Arab research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Arab 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 Arab:

  • There were 318 total crimes committed in Arab the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,719.3 total crimes per 100K people in Arab.
  • The overall crime rate in Arab is 60.03% above the national average.
  • Arab ranks #222 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Arab ranks #8,761 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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Arab Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arab is 3,719.3 per 100,000 people. That's 60.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.58% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arab
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 318 3,719.3 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 3 35.1 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 222.2 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 28 327.5 453.6 369.8
Burglary 48 561.4 399.5 269.8
Larceny 210 2,456.1 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 374.3 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 290 3,391.8 2,136.8 1,954.4

Arab 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 Arab

28
Violent Crimes
327.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Arab in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arab is 327.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 305.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arab each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.80% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arab

290
Property Crimes
3,391.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
73.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 290 property crimes in Arab in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arab is 3,391.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arab each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 73.55% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.74% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arab

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntsville, AL 218,897 3,951 1,805.0 1,506.2 298.8
Decatur, AL 57,831 1,743 3,014.0 2,595.5 418.5
Gadsden, AL 33,521 1,491 4,448.0 3,884.1 563.8
Athens, AL 28,438 824 2,897.5 2,690.1 207.5
Cullman, AL 19,065 708 3,713.6 3,587.7 125.9
Hartselle, AL 15,626 191 1,222.3 1,030.3 192.0
Fort Payne, AL 14,845 287 1,933.3 1,785.1 148.2
Guntersville, AL 8,858 304 3,431.9 3,104.5 327.4
New Hope, AL 2,884 34 1,178.9 1,074.9 104.0

Arab SnackAbility

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