Northport, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Northport, AL Summary

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

  • There were 704 total crimes committed in Northport in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,276.0 total crimes per 100K people in Northport.
  • The overall crime rate in Northport is 7.40% above the national average.
  • Northport ranks #173 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Northport ranks #7,701 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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Northport Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northport is 2,276.0 per 100,000 people. That's 7.40% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 18.24% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northport
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 704 2,276.0 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 6.5 8.7 5.0
Robbery 8 25.9 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 117 378.3 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 134 433.2 359.9 359.0
Burglary 67 216.6 243.5 229.0
Larceny 469 1,516.3 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 34 109.9 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 570 1,842.8 1,565.1 1,760.0

Northport 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 Northport

134
Violent Crimes
433.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 134 violent crimes in Northport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northport is 433.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northport each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.67% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.38% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northport

570
Property Crimes
1,842.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 570 property crimes in Northport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northport is 1,842.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.71% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.75% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Birmingham, AL 195,418 10,314 5,277.9 4,031.4 1,246.6
Tuscaloosa, AL 113,834 3,739 3,284.6 2,731.2 553.4
Homewood, AL 27,884 587 2,105.1 1,954.5 150.6
Pelham, AL 25,419 227 893.0 727.8 165.2
Bessemer, AL 24,720 2,192 8,867.3 7,123.8 1,743.5
Helena, AL 22,470 114 507.3 436.1 71.2
Hueytown, AL 16,013 495 3,091.2 2,579.2 512.1
Jasper, AL 14,418 685 4,751.0 4,355.7 395.3
Pleasant Grove, AL 9,341 95 1,017.0 856.4 160.6

Northport SnackAbility

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