Heflin, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Heflin, AL Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Heflin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,205.2 total crimes per 100K people in Heflin.
  • The overall crime rate in Heflin is -48.15% below the national average.
  • Heflin ranks #78 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Heflin ranks #4,414 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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Heflin Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Heflin is 1,205.2 per 100,000 people. That's -48.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.47% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Heflin
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 1,205.2 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 58.8 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2 58.8 453.6 369.8
Burglary 9 264.6 399.5 269.8
Larceny 21 617.3 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 264.6 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 39 1,146.4 2,136.8 1,954.4

Heflin 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 Heflin

2
Violent Crimes
58.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Heflin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Heflin is 58.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,701.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Heflin each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.04% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Heflin

39
Property Crimes
1,146.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Heflin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Heflin is 1,146.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Heflin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.35% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Heflin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newnan, GA 43,932 1,429 3,252.8 2,039.5 1,213.2
Douglasville, GA 36,331 2,074 5,708.6 5,050.8 657.8
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
Villa Rica, GA 17,094 464 2,714.4 2,445.3 269.1
Talladega, AL 15,448 477 3,087.8 2,440.4 647.3
Dallas, GA 14,801 172 1,162.1 945.9 216.2
Jacksonville, AL 13,025 380 2,917.5 1,996.2 921.3
Cedartown, GA 10,397 299 2,875.8 2,279.5 596.3
Bremen, GA 7,683 196 2,551.1 2,433.9 117.1

Heflin SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
4
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