Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bessemer, AL Crime Grade
How Bessemer 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
10/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bessemer, AL was 1702.2 per 100,000 residents (423 incidents over a population of 24,850). That puts Bessemer 423% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 385% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
That ranks Bessemer #3,761 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 0% of them, and #62 of 63 in Alabama. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and up 297% over the last five years.
Bessemer, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Alabama Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1702.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,761 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #62 of 63
- Safer than
- 0% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- up 297%
- Population
- 24,850
- Reporting agency
- Bessemer Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bessemer Police Department (FBI ORI AL0010100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bessemer (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bessemer 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 | 428.4(111) | 1848.4(467) | 2372.1(591) | 1747.6(432) | 1702.2(423) |
| Murder | 46.3(12) | 39.6(10) | 36.1(9) | 44.5(11) | 40.2(10) |
| Rape | 7.7(2) | 71.2(18) | 44.2(11) | 64.7(16) | 68.4(17) |
| Robbery | 50.2(13) | 300.8(76) | 297.0(74) | 161.8(40) | 165.0(41) |
| Aggravated assault | 324.2(84) | 1436.8(363) | 1994.8(497) | 1476.5(365) | 1428.6(355) |
| Property crime | 1350.8(350) | 7579.7(1,915) | 7947.0(1,980) | 7208.7(1,782) | 6957.7(1,729) |
| Burglary | 220.0(57) | 847.0(214) | 1063.6(265) | 1148.9(284) | 748.5(186) |
| Larceny | 910.8(236) | 5549.2(1,402) | 5791.7(1,443) | 5105.2(1,262) | 5613.7(1,395) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 204.5(53) | 1151.8(291) | 1059.6(264) | 918.3(227) | 551.3(137) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bessemer, AL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bessemer Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bessemer calculated?
- Bessemer's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Alabama state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Alabama cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bessemer Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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