Arab, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Arab, AL Summary

Crime in Arab research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Arab over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Arab:

  • There were 341 total crimes committed in Arab in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,805.8 total crimes per 100K people in Arab.
  • The overall crime rate in Arab is 79.58% above the national average.
  • Arab ranks #245 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Arab ranks #9,177 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Alabama

Arab Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arab is 3,805.8 per 100,000 people. That's 79.58% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 97.71% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arab
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 341 3,805.8 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 1 11.2 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 178.6 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 23 256.7 359.9 359.0
Burglary 74 825.9 243.5 229.0
Larceny 212 2,366.1 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 32 357.1 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 318 3,549.1 1,565.1 1,760.0

Arab Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Arab

23
Violent Crimes
256.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Arab in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arab is 256.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 389.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arab each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.50% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.67% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arab

318
Property Crimes
3,549.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
101.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 318 property crimes in Arab in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arab is 3,549.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arab each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 101.65% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 126.77% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arab

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntsville, AL 228,697 6,567 2,871.5 2,388.3 483.2
Decatur, AL 58,514 1,706 2,915.5 2,308.8 606.7
Gadsden, AL 33,015 1,043 3,159.2 2,577.6 581.6
Athens, AL 32,862 760 2,312.7 2,069.3 243.4
Albertville, AL 23,242 464 1,996.4 1,759.7 236.6
Cullman, AL 20,433 548 2,681.9 2,466.6 215.3
Hartselle, AL 16,011 466 2,910.5 2,685.7 224.8
Scottsboro, AL 15,960 315 1,973.7 1,773.2 200.5
Fort Payne, AL 14,984 266 1,775.2 1,615.1 160.2
Guntersville, AL 9,184 255 2,776.6 2,471.7 304.9

Arab SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
6
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