How has crime changed in Alabama since 1985?

Police in Alabama reported about 353 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 864 in 1991, and 1,501 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,515 in 1991. There's no figure for 1993–1995 and 2019–2020, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Alabama and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Alabama Violent, U.S. Property, Alabama Property, U.S.
1985 462.7 570.3 3,553.3 4,780.0
1986 566.9 633.6 3,806.4 5,015.3
1987 572.6 624.9 4,011.3 5,090.1
1988 556.7 630.2 4,024.3 5,045.9
1989 613.2 680.5 4,192.5 5,211.5
1990 727.9 749.8 4,321.6 5,227.0
1991 863.8 798.1 4,514.8 5,388.4
1992 727.9 785.4 4,285.0 5,089.3
1993 – 764.1 – 4,814.1
1994 – 740.4 – 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 569.2 658.8 4,309.2 4,553.0
1997 580.9 644.9 4,481.2 4,494.7
1998 505.7 603.8 4,028.6 4,212.6
1999 490.7 545.8 3,954.3 3,872.6
2000 502.7 534.4 4,240.7 3,751.7
2001 446.2 529.5 3,951.1 3,801.5
2002 453.9 512.9 4,110.0 3,737.7
2003 442.4 493.7 4,167.8 3,704.0
2004 429.8 478.6 4,058.2 3,599.4
2005 463.1 483.0 4,125.2 3,518.3
2006 407.7 486.9 3,751.8 3,397.1
2007 420.5 477.9 3,732.4 3,316.1
2008 437.2 463.7 3,964.9 3,252.3
2009 450.4 436.8 3,791.4 3,076.7
2010 361.6 408.1 3,417.1 2,963.4
2011 421.0 390.1 3,631.6 2,925.7
2012 454.3 390.7 3,544.5 2,881.3
2013 434.7 378.2 3,393.5 2,759.3
2014 427.1 373.7 3,194.7 2,591.8
2015 470.7 384.6 2,986.1 2,495.2
2016 528.1 399.5 2,955.4 2,469.1
2017 516.3 397.5 2,959.8 2,372.4
2018 519.0 384.8 2,836.1 2,206.8
2019 – 381.0 – 2,109.0
2020 – 399.3 – 1,955.3
2021 338.4 360.9 1,419.4 1,762.2
2022 399.7 398.2 1,730.4 1,998.5
2023 404.8 385.6 1,765.5 1,950.5
2024 380.7 363.4 1,642.2 1,766.8
2025 352.8 329.3 1,501.1 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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