Sumiton, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sumiton, AL Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Sumiton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,869.0 total crimes per 100K people in Sumiton.
  • The overall crime rate in Sumiton is 23.44% above the national average.
  • Sumiton ranks #184 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Sumiton ranks #7,971 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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Sumiton Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sumiton is 2,869.0 per 100,000 people. That's 23.44% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.76% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sumiton
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 2,869.0 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 124.7 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 5 207.9 453.6 369.8
Burglary 6 249.5 399.5 269.8
Larceny 48 1,995.8 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 415.8 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 64 2,661.1 2,136.8 1,954.4

Sumiton 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 Sumiton

5
Violent Crimes
207.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Sumiton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sumiton is 207.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 481.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sumiton each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.16% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sumiton

64
Property Crimes
2,661.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Sumiton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sumiton is 2,661.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sumiton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.54% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sumiton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Birmingham, AL 195,050 11,419 5,854.4 4,172.8 1,681.6
Tuscaloosa, AL 101,280 3,565 3,519.9 2,882.1 637.8
Northport, AL 30,901 618 1,999.9 1,644.0 356.0
Bessemer, AL 25,265 2,332 9,230.2 7,409.5 1,820.7
Cullman, AL 19,065 708 3,713.6 3,587.7 125.9
Jasper, AL 14,312 737 5,149.5 4,730.3 419.2
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
Adamsville, AL 4,233 249 5,882.4 5,433.5 448.9
Dora, AL 2,281 60 2,630.4 2,542.7 87.7

Sumiton SnackAbility

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