Ashville, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ashville, AL Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Ashville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,515.2 total crimes per 100K people in Ashville.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashville is -34.81% below the national average.
  • Ashville ranks #101 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Ashville ranks #5,359 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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Ashville Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashville is 1,515.2 per 100,000 people. That's -34.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.51% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashville
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 1,515.2 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 1 42.1 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 168.4 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 5 210.4 453.6 369.8
Burglary 6 252.5 399.5 269.8
Larceny 21 883.8 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 168.4 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 31 1,304.7 2,136.8 1,954.4

Ashville 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 Ashville

5
Violent Crimes
210.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Ashville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashville is 210.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 475.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashville each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.60% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashville

31
Property Crimes
1,304.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Ashville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashville is 1,304.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.94% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Birmingham, AL 195,050 11,419 5,854.4 4,172.8 1,681.6
Gadsden, AL 33,521 1,491 4,448.0 3,884.1 563.8
Anniston, AL 21,007 1,329 6,326.5 5,483.9 842.6
Cullman, AL 19,065 708 3,713.6 3,587.7 125.9
Talladega, AL 15,448 477 3,087.8 2,440.4 647.3
Irondale, AL 13,528 382 2,823.8 2,542.9 280.9
Jacksonville, AL 13,025 380 2,917.5 1,996.2 921.3
Sylacauga, AL 12,205 474 3,883.7 3,277.3 606.3
Attalla, AL 5,840 482 8,253.4 7,876.7 376.7
Springville, AL 5,048 61 1,208.4 970.7 237.7

Ashville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
4
Education
4
Commute
5
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