Fairhope, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fairhope, AL Summary

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

  • There were 325 total crimes committed in Fairhope in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,260.6 total crimes per 100K people in Fairhope.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairhope is -40.52% below the national average.
  • Fairhope ranks #97 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Fairhope ranks #5,339 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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Fairhope Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairhope is 1,260.6 per 100,000 people. That's -40.52% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -34.51% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairhope
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 325 1,260.6 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 4 15.5 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 69.8 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 28 108.6 359.9 359.0
Burglary 21 81.5 243.5 229.0
Larceny 267 1,035.6 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 34.9 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 297 1,152.0 1,565.1 1,760.0

Fairhope 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 Fairhope

28
Violent Crimes
108.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Fairhope in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairhope is 108.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 920.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairhope each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.75% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.82% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairhope

297
Property Crimes
1,152.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 297 property crimes in Fairhope in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairhope is 1,152.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairhope each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.55% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.39% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairhope

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pensacola, FL 53,583 668 1,246.7 1,116.0 130.6
Daphne, AL 31,256 281 899.0 844.6 54.4
Foley, AL 26,424 455 1,721.9 1,528.9 193.0
Prichard, AL 18,672 518 2,774.2 2,142.2 632.0
Spanish Fort, AL 11,199 163 1,455.5 1,366.2 89.3
Atmore, AL 8,294 411 4,955.4 3,593.0 1,362.4
Robertsdale, AL 7,658 223 2,912.0 2,729.2 182.8
Loxley, AL 5,007 137 2,736.2 2,356.7 379.5

Fairhope SnackAbility

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