Orange Beach, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Orange Beach, AL Summary

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

  • There were 238 total crimes committed in Orange Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,790.2 total crimes per 100K people in Orange Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Orange Beach is 20.05% above the national average.
  • Orange Beach ranks #179 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Orange Beach ranks #7,876 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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Orange Beach Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orange Beach is 2,790.2 per 100,000 people. That's 20.05% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.71% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orange Beach
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 238 2,790.2 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 1 11.7 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 304.8 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 32 375.1 453.6 369.8
Burglary 16 187.6 399.5 269.8
Larceny 182 2,133.6 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 93.8 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 206 2,415.0 2,136.8 1,954.4

Orange Beach 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 Orange Beach

32
Violent Crimes
375.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Orange Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orange Beach is 375.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 266.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orange Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.45% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -17.29% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orange Beach

206
Property Crimes
2,415.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 206 property crimes in Orange Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orange Beach is 2,415.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orange Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.02% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orange Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pensacola, FL 53,083 1,870 3,522.8 2,906.8 616.0
Foley, AL 23,629 592 2,505.4 2,344.6 160.8
Prichard, AL 18,936 556 2,936.2 2,107.1 829.1
Gulf Shores, AL 16,274 448 2,752.9 2,421.0 331.8
Robertsdale, AL 7,116 413 5,803.8 5,466.6 337.3
Elberta, AL 2,036 87 4,273.1 3,978.4 294.7
Summerdale, AL 1,587 49 3,087.6 2,709.5 378.1

Orange Beach SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
7
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