Hamilton, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hamilton, AL Summary

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

  • There were 134 total crimes committed in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,924.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hamilton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hamilton is -9.19% below the national average.
  • Hamilton ranks #145 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Hamilton ranks #7,055 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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Hamilton Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hamilton is 1,924.5 per 100,000 people. That's -9.19% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -0.02% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hamilton
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 134 1,924.5 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 14.4 8.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 143.6 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 13 186.7 359.9 359.0
Burglary 13 186.7 243.5 229.0
Larceny 99 1,421.8 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 129.3 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 121 1,737.8 1,565.1 1,760.0

Hamilton 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 Hamilton

13
Violent Crimes
186.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hamilton is 186.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 535.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.99% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.12% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hamilton

121
Property Crimes
1,737.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 121 property crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hamilton is 1,737.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.26% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.03% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hamilton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tupelo, MS 37,593 1,567 4,168.3 3,777.3 391.0
Muscle Shoals, AL 17,501 554 3,165.5 2,982.7 182.8
Jasper, AL 14,418 685 4,751.0 4,355.7 395.3
Booneville, MS 9,075 353 3,889.8 3,647.4 242.4
Amory, MS 6,346 199 3,135.8 2,505.5 630.3

Hamilton SnackAbility

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