Southside, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Southside, AL Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Southside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 273.0 total crimes per 100K people in Southside.
  • The overall crime rate in Southside is -88.25% below the national average.
  • Southside ranks #20 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Southside ranks #980 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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Southside Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Southside is 273.0 per 100,000 people. That's -88.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -89.46% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Southside
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 273.0 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.5 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 31.5 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 4 42.0 453.6 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 399.5 269.8
Larceny 16 168.0 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 63.0 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 22 231.0 2,136.8 1,954.4

Southside 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 Southside

4
Violent Crimes
42.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Southside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Southside is 42.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,381.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Southside each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.74% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Southside

22
Property Crimes
231.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Southside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Southside is 231.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 432.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Southside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.19% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Southside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gadsden, AL 33,521 1,491 4,448.0 3,884.1 563.8
Oxford, AL 22,318 702 3,145.4 2,912.4 233.0
Anniston, AL 21,007 1,329 6,326.5 5,483.9 842.6
Talladega, AL 15,448 477 3,087.8 2,440.4 647.3
Fort Payne, AL 14,845 287 1,933.3 1,785.1 148.2
Moody, AL 13,862 163 1,175.9 1,010.0 165.9
Irondale, AL 13,528 382 2,823.8 2,542.9 280.9
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
Attalla, AL 5,840 482 8,253.4 7,876.7 376.7

Southside SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
7
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