Rainsville, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rainsville, AL Summary

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

  • There were 17 total crimes committed in Rainsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 299.0 total crimes per 100K people in Rainsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Rainsville is -87.13% below the national average.
  • Rainsville ranks #21 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Rainsville ranks #1,075 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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Rainsville Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rainsville is 299.0 per 100,000 people. That's -87.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.46% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rainsville
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 17 299.0 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 35.2 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 4 70.4 453.6 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 399.5 269.8
Larceny 10 175.9 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 52.8 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 13 228.7 2,136.8 1,954.4

Rainsville 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 Rainsville

4
Violent Crimes
70.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Rainsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rainsville is 70.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,421.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rainsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.49% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rainsville

13
Property Crimes
228.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 property crimes in Rainsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rainsville is 228.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 437.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rainsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.30% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rainsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rome, GA 37,778 1,798 4,759.4 3,915.0 844.4
Gadsden, AL 33,521 1,491 4,448.0 3,884.1 563.8
East Ridge, TN 21,790 609 2,794.9 2,189.1 605.8
Fort Payne, AL 14,845 287 1,933.3 1,785.1 148.2
Jacksonville, AL 13,025 380 2,917.5 1,996.2 921.3
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,626 354 3,331.5 3,162.1 169.4
Cedartown, GA 10,397 299 2,875.8 2,279.5 596.3
Henagar, AL 2,293 22 959.4 872.2 87.2
Sylvania, AL 1,805 16 886.4 886.4 0.0

Rainsville SnackAbility

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