Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Birmingham, AL Crime Grade
How Birmingham 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 Birmingham, AL was 1233.9 per 100,000 residents (2,411 incidents over a population of 195,393). That puts Birmingham Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 252% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Birmingham (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Birmingham 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 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1911.5(4,025) | 1695.0(3,306) | 1553.1(3,032) | 1274.7(2,491) | 1233.9(2,411) |
| Murder | 41.8(88) | 73.3(143) | 62.5(122) | 59.4(116) | 42.5(83) |
| Rape | 85.5(180) | 33.8(66) | 20.5(40) | 15.9(31) | 19.4(38) |
| Robbery | 446.9(941) | 250.2(488) | 232.6(454) | 204.2(399) | 196.0(383) |
| Aggravated assault | 1337.4(2,816) | 1337.6(2,609) | 1237.6(2,416) | 995.3(1,945) | 976.0(1,907) |
| Property crime | 6382.9(13,440) | 4319.9(8,426) | 4674.6(9,126) | 4224.8(8,256) | 4429.5(8,655) |
| Burglary | 1213.4(2,555) | 789.0(1,539) | 722.2(1,410) | 750.7(1,467) | 727.3(1,421) |
| Larceny | 4268.5(8,988) | 2525.0(4,925) | 2792.2(5,451) | 2581.1(5,044) | 2912.1(5,690) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 832.1(1,752) | 937.2(1,828) | 1095.7(2,139) | 839.2(1,640) | 723.2(1,413) |
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: Birmingham'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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