Wetumpka, AL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wetumpka, AL Summary

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

  • There were 107 total crimes committed in Wetumpka in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,476.1 total crimes per 100K people in Wetumpka.
  • The overall crime rate in Wetumpka is -30.35% below the national average.
  • Wetumpka ranks #112 safest out of 278 cities in Alabama.
  • Wetumpka ranks #5,969 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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Wetumpka Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wetumpka is 1,476.1 per 100,000 people. That's -30.35% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -23.32% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 1,924.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wetumpka
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 107 1,476.1 1,924.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.7 5.0
Robbery 2 27.6 34.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 82.8 291.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 165.5 359.9 359.0
Burglary 9 124.2 243.5 229.0
Larceny 81 1,117.4 1,148.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 69.0 173.0 259.0
Property Crime 95 1,310.5 1,565.1 1,760.0

Wetumpka 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 Wetumpka

12
Violent Crimes
165.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Wetumpka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wetumpka is 165.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 604.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wetumpka each year. That compares to a 1 in 277.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.00% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 359.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wetumpka

95
Property Crimes
1,310.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 95 property crimes in Wetumpka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wetumpka is 1,310.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wetumpka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.54% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.26% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wetumpka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Montgomery, AL 193,728 5,482 2,829.7 2,235.1 594.6
Auburn, AL 83,756 910 1,086.5 979.0 107.5
Prattville, AL 39,818 843 2,117.1 1,891.1 226.0
Opelika, AL 34,448 1,097 3,184.5 2,624.2 560.3
Millbrook, AL 17,633 649 3,680.6 3,436.7 243.9
Selma, AL 16,299 504 3,092.2 2,472.5 619.7
Sylacauga, AL 12,109 489 4,038.3 3,476.8 561.6

Wetumpka SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8
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