Orange Beach, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Orange Beach, AL Summary

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

  • There were 191 total crimes committed in Orange Beach in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,202.2 total crimes per 100K people in Orange Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Orange Beach is 3.92% above the national average.
  • Orange Beach ranks #167 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Orange Beach ranks #7,603 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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Orange Beach Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orange Beach is 2,202.2 per 100,000 people. That's 3.92% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 14.41% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orange Beach
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 191 2,202.2 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 299.8 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 31 357.4 359.9 359.0
Burglary 10 115.3 243.5 229.0
Larceny 149 1,718.0 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 11.5 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 160 1,844.8 1,565.1 1,760.0

Orange Beach 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 Orange Beach

31
Violent Crimes
357.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Orange Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orange Beach is 357.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 279.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orange Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.44% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.68% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orange Beach

160
Property Crimes
1,844.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 160 property crimes in Orange Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orange Beach is 1,844.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orange Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.82% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.87% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orange Beach

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
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
Gulf Shores, AL 17,413 362 2,078.9 1,791.8 287.1
Robertsdale, AL 7,658 223 2,912.0 2,729.2 182.8

Orange Beach SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
7
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