Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Gardendale, AL Crime Grade
How Gardendale 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
4/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Gardendale, AL was 188.4 per 100,000 residents (31 incidents over a population of 16,457). That puts Gardendale 42% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 46% below the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
That ranks Gardendale #1,970 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 48% of them, and #23 of 63 in Alabama. Violent crime is down 2% year over year and up 6% over the last five years.
Gardendale, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Alabama Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 188.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,970 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #23 of 63
- Safer than
- 48% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 2%
- 5-year change
- up 6%
- Population
- 16,457
- Reporting agency
- Gardendale Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Gardendale Police Department (FBI ORI AL0010500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Gardendale (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gardendale 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 | 177.0(25) | 367.7(62) | 317.8(52) | 192.2(31) | 188.4(31) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.1(1) |
| Rape | 21.2(3) | 17.8(3) | 18.3(3) | 0.0(0) | 24.3(4) |
| Robbery | 7.1(1) | 47.4(8) | 30.6(5) | 6.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 148.6(21) | 302.5(51) | 268.9(44) | 186.0(30) | 158.0(26) |
| Property crime | 1642.1(232) | 2206.3(372) | 2420.4(396) | 1611.8(260) | 1391.5(229) |
| Burglary | 184.0(26) | 83.0(14) | 158.9(26) | 117.8(19) | 127.6(21) |
| Larceny | 1295.3(183) | 1957.2(330) | 2108.7(345) | 1314.2(212) | 1112.0(183) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 155.7(22) | 160.1(27) | 146.7(24) | 167.4(27) | 151.9(25) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Gardendale, 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 Gardendale 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 Gardendale calculated?
- Gardendale'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 Gardendale 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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