Gadsden, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gadsden, AL Summary

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

  • There were 1,491 total crimes committed in Gadsden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,448.0 total crimes per 100K people in Gadsden.
  • The overall crime rate in Gadsden is 91.38% above the national average.
  • Gadsden ranks #237 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Gadsden ranks #9,197 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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Gadsden Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gadsden is 4,448.0 per 100,000 people. That's 91.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 71.72% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gadsden
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,491 4,448.0 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 6 17.9 9.6 6.3
Robbery 17 50.7 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 151 450.5 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 189 563.8 453.6 369.8
Burglary 152 453.4 399.5 269.8
Larceny 1,009 3,010.1 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 141 420.6 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,302 3,884.1 2,136.8 1,954.4

Gadsden 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 Gadsden

189
Violent Crimes
563.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
52.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 189 violent crimes in Gadsden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gadsden is 563.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gadsden each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 52.47% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.31% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gadsden

1,302
Property Crimes
3,884.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
98.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,302 property crimes in Gadsden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gadsden is 3,884.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gadsden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 98.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 81.78% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gadsden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Anniston, AL 21,007 1,329 6,326.5 5,483.9 842.6
Cullman, AL 19,065 708 3,713.6 3,587.7 125.9
Talladega, AL 15,448 477 3,087.8 2,440.4 647.3
Fort Payne, AL 14,845 287 1,933.3 1,785.1 148.2
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
Cedartown, GA 10,397 299 2,875.8 2,279.5 596.3
Southside, AL 9,524 26 273.0 231.0 42.0
Attalla, AL 5,840 482 8,253.4 7,876.7 376.7

Gadsden SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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