Florence, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Florence, AL Summary

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

  • There were 1,293 total crimes committed in Florence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,227.4 total crimes per 100K people in Florence.
  • The overall crime rate in Florence is 38.86% above the national average.
  • Florence ranks #200 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Florence ranks #8,374 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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Florence Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Florence is 3,227.4 per 100,000 people. That's 38.86% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.60% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Florence
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,293 3,227.4 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.5 9.6 6.3
Robbery 6 15.0 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 195 486.7 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 233 581.6 453.6 369.8
Burglary 175 436.8 399.5 269.8
Larceny 787 1,964.4 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 98 244.6 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,060 2,645.8 2,136.8 1,954.4

Florence 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 Florence

233
Violent Crimes
581.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 233 violent crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Florence is 581.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 28.23% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Florence

1,060
Property Crimes
2,645.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,060 property crimes in Florence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Florence is 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Florence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.82% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Florence

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Decatur, AL 57,831 1,743 3,014.0 2,595.5 418.5
Athens, AL 28,438 824 2,897.5 2,690.1 207.5
Muscle Shoals, AL 16,917 474 2,801.9 2,441.3 360.6
Hartselle, AL 15,626 191 1,222.3 1,030.3 192.0
Corinth, MS 14,216 797 5,606.4 5,121.0 485.4
Lawrenceburg, TN 11,874 320 2,695.0 2,290.7 404.2
Tuscumbia, AL 9,081 28 308.3 308.3 0.0
Pulaski, TN 8,240 286 3,470.9 3,021.8 449.0
Savannah, TN 7,207 312 4,329.1 3,788.0 541.1
Killen, AL 1,043 21 2,013.4 1,534.0 479.4

Florence SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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