Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Gadsden, AL Crime Grade
How Gadsden 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
7/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Gadsden, AL was 395.2 per 100,000 residents (130 incidents over a population of 32,894). That puts Gadsden Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 13% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Gadsden (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gadsden 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 | 759.8(263) | 593.7(199) | 635.1(210) | 581.6(192) | 395.2(130) |
| Murder | 8.7(3) | 17.9(6) | 12.1(4) | 12.1(4) | 15.2(5) |
| Rape | 63.6(22) | 44.7(15) | 39.3(13) | 12.1(4) | 15.2(5) |
| Robbery | 66.4(23) | 53.7(18) | 84.7(28) | 48.5(16) | 54.7(18) |
| Aggravated assault | 621.2(215) | 477.3(160) | 499.0(165) | 508.9(168) | 310.1(102) |
| Property crime | 3969.6(1,374) | 4042.2(1,355) | 3952.6(1,307) | 2592.8(856) | 2158.4(710) |
| Burglary | 569.2(197) | 486.3(163) | 565.5(187) | 296.8(98) | 291.8(96) |
| Larceny | 2825.5(978) | 3081.7(1,033) | 2948.6(975) | 2062.7(681) | 1666.0(548) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 551.8(191) | 432.6(145) | 381.0(126) | 221.1(73) | 173.3(57) |
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: Gadsden'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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