Valley, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Valley, AL Summary

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

  • There were 432 total crimes committed in Valley in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,218.3 total crimes per 100K people in Valley.
  • The overall crime rate in Valley is 99.05% above the national average.
  • Valley ranks #255 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Valley ranks #9,352 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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Valley Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Valley is 4,218.3 per 100,000 people. That's 99.05% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 119.14% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Valley
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 432 4,218.3 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 6 58.6 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 292.9 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 39 380.8 359.9 359.0
Burglary 34 332.0 243.5 229.0
Larceny 335 3,271.2 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 24 234.4 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 393 3,837.5 1,565.1 1,760.0

Valley 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 Valley

39
Violent Crimes
380.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Valley is 380.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.08% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.82% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Valley

393
Property Crimes
3,837.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
118.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 393 property crimes in Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Valley is 3,837.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 118.04% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 145.20% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Valley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbus, GA 201,061 5,709 2,839.4 2,235.6 603.8
Auburn, AL 83,756 910 1,086.5 979.0 107.5
Newnan, GA 45,655 1,048 2,295.5 1,743.5 552.0
Opelika, AL 34,448 1,097 3,184.5 2,624.2 560.3
LaGrange, GA 32,833 1,678 5,110.7 4,480.2 630.5
Thomaston, GA 9,893 271 2,739.3 2,436.1 303.2
Lanett, AL 6,691 259 3,870.9 3,078.8 792.1

Valley SnackAbility

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