Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Boaz, AL Crime Grade
How Boaz 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
2/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Boaz, AL was 94.7 per 100,000 residents (10 incidents over a population of 10,565). That puts Boaz 71% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 73% below the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
That ranks Boaz #1,060 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 72% of them, and #9 of 63 in Alabama.
Boaz, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Alabama Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 94.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,060 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #9 of 63
- Safer than
- 72% of U.S. cities
- 5-year change
- down 88%
- Population
- 10,565
- Reporting agency
- Boaz Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Boaz Police Department (FBI ORI AL0500400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Boaz (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Boaz 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 789.9(77) | 764.6(74) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 94.7(10) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 30.8(3) | 31.0(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 20.5(2) | 31.0(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 738.6(72) | 702.6(68) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 94.7(10) |
| Property crime | 3436.6(335) | 3781.8(366) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1003.3(106) |
| Burglary | 543.7(53) | 702.6(68) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 113.6(12) |
| Larceny | 2472.3(241) | 2676.2(259) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 842.4(89) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 400.1(39) | 382.3(37) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 47.3(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Boaz, 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 Boaz 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 Boaz calculated?
- Boaz'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 Boaz 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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