Attalla, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Attalla, AL Summary

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

  • There were 230 total crimes committed in Attalla in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,956.6 total crimes per 100K people in Attalla.
  • The overall crime rate in Attalla is 86.70% above the national average.
  • Attalla ranks #250 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Attalla ranks #9,253 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.

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Attalla Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Attalla is 3,956.6 per 100,000 people. That's 86.70% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 105.55% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Attalla
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 230 3,956.6 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 1 17.2 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 309.7 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 20 344.1 359.9 359.0
Burglary 24 412.9 243.5 229.0
Larceny 170 2,924.5 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 275.2 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 210 3,612.6 1,565.1 1,760.0

Attalla 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 Attalla

20
Violent Crimes
344.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-4.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Attalla in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Attalla is 344.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 290.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Attalla each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -4.16% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.39% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Attalla

210
Property Crimes
3,612.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
105.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 210 property crimes in Attalla in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Attalla is 3,612.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Attalla each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 105.26% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 130.83% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Attalla

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gadsden, AL 33,015 1,043 3,159.2 2,577.6 581.6
Anniston, AL 21,052 1,097 5,210.9 4,365.4 845.5
Cullman, AL 20,433 548 2,681.9 2,466.6 215.3
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
Jacksonville, AL 14,812 336 2,268.4 1,660.8 607.6
Talladega, AL 14,590 581 3,982.2 3,440.7 541.5
Moody, AL 13,720 139 1,013.1 838.2 174.9
Irondale, AL 13,538 214 1,580.7 1,403.5 177.3
Southside, AL 9,638 41 425.4 321.6 103.8

Attalla SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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