Mobile, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mobile, AL Summary

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

  • There were 9,429 total crimes committed in Mobile the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,939.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mobile.
  • The overall crime rate in Mobile is 69.52% above the national average.
  • Mobile ranks #229 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Mobile ranks #8,917 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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Mobile Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mobile is 3,939.9 per 100,000 people. That's 69.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 52.10% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mobile
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9,429 3,939.9 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 41 17.1 9.6 6.3
Robbery 135 56.4 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,918 801.4 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2,218 926.8 453.6 369.8
Burglary 1,077 450.0 399.5 269.8
Larceny 5,521 2,306.9 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 613 256.1 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 7,211 3,013.1 2,136.8 1,954.4

Mobile 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 Mobile

2,218
Violent Crimes
926.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
150.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,218 violent crimes in Mobile in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mobile is 926.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mobile each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 150.62% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 104.34% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mobile

7,211
Property Crimes
3,013.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 7,211 property crimes in Mobile in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mobile is 3,013.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mobile each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.01% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mobile

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Daphne, AL 29,871 387 1,295.6 1,221.9 73.7
Fairhope, AL 23,747 407 1,713.9 1,532.8 181.1
Prichard, AL 18,936 556 2,936.2 2,107.1 829.1
Saraland, AL 16,459 342 2,077.9 1,938.1 139.7
Spanish Fort, AL 10,689 189 1,768.2 1,730.8 37.4
Satsuma, AL 6,811 34 499.2 440.5 58.7
Chickasaw, AL 6,333 145 2,289.6 1,863.3 426.3

Mobile SnackAbility

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