Foley, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Foley, AL Summary

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

  • There were 592 total crimes committed in Foley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,505.4 total crimes per 100K people in Foley.
  • The overall crime rate in Foley is 7.80% above the national average.
  • Foley ranks #160 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Foley ranks #7,488 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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Foley Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Foley is 2,505.4 per 100,000 people. That's 7.80% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.28% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Foley
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 592 2,505.4 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 8.5 9.6 6.3
Robbery 4 16.9 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 114.3 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 38 160.8 453.6 369.8
Burglary 145 613.7 399.5 269.8
Larceny 367 1,553.2 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 177.7 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 554 2,344.6 2,136.8 1,954.4

Foley 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 Foley

38
Violent Crimes
160.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Foley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Foley is 160.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 621.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Foley each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.54% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Foley

554
Property Crimes
2,344.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 554 property crimes in Foley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Foley is 2,344.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Foley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.96% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.73% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Foley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pensacola, FL 53,083 1,870 3,522.8 2,906.8 616.0
Fairhope, AL 23,747 407 1,713.9 1,532.8 181.1
Prichard, AL 18,936 556 2,936.2 2,107.1 829.1
Gulf Shores, AL 16,274 448 2,752.9 2,421.0 331.8
Orange Beach, AL 8,530 238 2,790.2 2,415.0 375.1
Robertsdale, AL 7,116 413 5,803.8 5,466.6 337.3
Elberta, AL 2,036 87 4,273.1 3,978.4 294.7
Summerdale, AL 1,587 49 3,087.6 2,709.5 378.1

Foley SnackAbility

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