Valley, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Valley, AL Summary

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

  • There were 438 total crimes committed in Valley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,181.4 total crimes per 100K people in Valley.
  • The overall crime rate in Valley is 79.91% above the national average.
  • Valley ranks #234 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Valley ranks #9,069 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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Valley Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Valley is 4,181.4 per 100,000 people. That's 79.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.42% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Valley
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 438 4,181.4 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 38.2 9.6 6.3
Robbery 7 66.8 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 324.6 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 54 515.5 453.6 369.8
Burglary 52 496.4 399.5 269.8
Larceny 297 2,835.3 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 334.1 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 384 3,665.9 2,136.8 1,954.4

Valley 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 Valley

54
Violent Crimes
515.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Valley is 515.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 194.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.40% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 13.66% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Valley

384
Property Crimes
3,665.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
87.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 384 property crimes in Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Valley is 3,665.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 87.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.56% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Valley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbus, GA 204,986 6,111 2,981.2 2,350.9 630.3
Auburn, AL 80,759 1,043 1,291.5 1,160.2 131.3
Newnan, GA 43,932 1,429 3,252.8 2,039.5 1,213.2
LaGrange, GA 32,146 1,615 5,024.0 4,367.6 656.4
Opelika, AL 32,010 1,136 3,548.9 2,739.8 809.1
Thomaston, GA 9,681 305 3,150.5 2,696.0 454.5
Lanett, AL 6,716 215 3,201.3 2,695.1 506.3

Valley SnackAbility

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