Talladega, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Talladega, AL Summary

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

  • There were 581 total crimes committed in Talladega in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,982.2 total crimes per 100K people in Talladega.
  • The overall crime rate in Talladega is 87.91% above the national average.
  • Talladega ranks #251 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Talladega ranks #9,263 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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Talladega Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Talladega is 3,982.2 per 100,000 people. That's 87.91% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 106.87% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Talladega
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 581 3,982.2 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 13.7 8.7 5.0
Robbery 4 27.4 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 66 452.4 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 79 541.5 359.9 359.0
Burglary 107 733.4 243.5 229.0
Larceny 344 2,357.8 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 51 349.6 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 502 3,440.7 1,565.1 1,760.0

Talladega 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 Talladega

79
Violent Crimes
541.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Talladega in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Talladega is 541.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Talladega each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.83% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 50.46% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Talladega

502
Property Crimes
3,440.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
95.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 502 property crimes in Talladega in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Talladega is 3,440.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Talladega each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 95.50% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 119.85% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Talladega

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
Gadsden, AL 33,015 1,043 3,159.2 2,577.6 581.6
Oxford, AL 22,074 619 2,804.2 2,659.2 145.0
Anniston, AL 21,052 1,097 5,210.9 4,365.4 845.5
Calera, AL 18,747 293 1,562.9 1,328.2 234.7
Jacksonville, AL 14,812 336 2,268.4 1,660.8 607.6
Moody, AL 13,720 139 1,013.1 838.2 174.9
Irondale, AL 13,538 214 1,580.7 1,403.5 177.3
Sylacauga, AL 12,109 489 4,038.3 3,476.8 561.6
Lincoln, AL 7,725 206 2,666.7 2,278.3 388.3

Talladega SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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