Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2018
Fairfield, AL Crime Grade
How Fairfield 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 2018, the violent crime rate in Fairfield, AL was 2108.2 per 100,000 residents (224 incidents over a population of 10,625). That puts Fairfield 448% above the U.S. rate of 384.8 and 306% above the Alabama statewide rate of 518.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Fairfield (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Fairfield vs. U.S., 2018 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 901.6(98) | 1905.4(205) | 2108.2(224) |
| Murder | 36.8(4) | 74.4(8) | 75.3(8) |
| Rape | 27.6(3) | 74.4(8) | 28.2(3) |
| Robbery | 386.4(42) | 687.8(74) | 705.9(75) |
| Aggravated assault | 450.8(49) | 1068.9(115) | 1298.8(138) |
| Property crime | 4342.6(472) | 6915.1(744) | 8065.9(857) |
| Burglary | 1545.7(168) | 1793.8(193) | 2672.9(284) |
| Larceny | 2401.3(261) | 4136.1(445) | 4602.4(489) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 377.2(41) | 929.5(100) | 771.8(82) |
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: Fairfield'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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