Rainsville, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rainsville, AL Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Rainsville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 444.5 total crimes per 100K people in Rainsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Rainsville is -79.02% below the national average.
  • Rainsville ranks #30 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Rainsville ranks #1,954 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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Rainsville Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rainsville is 444.5 per 100,000 people. That's -79.02% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -76.91% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rainsville
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 444.5 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 17.1 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 1 17.1 359.9 359.0
Burglary 3 51.3 243.5 229.0
Larceny 19 324.8 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 51.3 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 25 427.4 1,565.1 1,760.0

Rainsville 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 Rainsville

1
Violent Crimes
17.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-95.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Rainsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rainsville is 17.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,849.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rainsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -95.24% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -95.25% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rainsville

25
Property Crimes
427.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 property crimes in Rainsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rainsville is 427.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 234.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rainsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.71% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.69% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rainsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rome, GA 38,257 1,521 3,975.7 3,194.2 781.6
Gadsden, AL 33,015 1,043 3,159.2 2,577.6 581.6
East Ridge, TN 21,886 527 2,407.9 1,996.7 411.2
Fort Payne, AL 14,984 266 1,775.2 1,615.1 160.2
Jacksonville, AL 14,812 336 2,268.4 1,660.8 607.6
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,679 334 3,127.6 2,977.8 149.8
Cedartown, GA 10,338 244 2,360.2 1,992.6 367.6

Rainsville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
9
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