Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Athens, AL Crime Grade
How Athens grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Alabama — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
4/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Athens, AL was 150.4 per 100,000 residents (52 incidents over a population of 34,571). That puts Athens Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 57% below the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Athens (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Athens vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 81.6(24) | 221.5(63) | 228.0(69) | 243.4(80) | 150.4(52) |
| Murder | 6.8(2) | 3.5(1) | 9.9(3) | 6.1(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.4(1) | 17.6(5) | 19.8(6) | 9.1(3) | 5.8(2) |
| Robbery | 6.8(2) | 28.1(8) | 46.3(14) | 18.3(6) | 8.7(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 64.6(19) | 172.3(49) | 152.0(46) | 210.0(69) | 136.0(47) |
| Property crime | 1373.6(404) | 2493.1(709) | 2240.2(678) | 2169.7(713) | 1877.3(649) |
| Burglary | 176.8(52) | 260.2(74) | 135.5(41) | 337.8(111) | 355.8(123) |
| Larceny | 1118.6(329) | 2081.7(592) | 1949.4(590) | 1652.4(543) | 1408.7(487) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 78.2(23) | 151.2(43) | 145.4(44) | 176.5(58) | 109.9(38) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Athens's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Alabama cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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