Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Gulf Shores, AL Crime Grade
How Gulf Shores 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
6/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Gulf Shores, AL was 289.0 per 100,000 residents (52 incidents over a population of 17,993). That puts Gulf Shores 11% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 18% below the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Gulf Shores (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gulf Shores 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 | 372.6(50) | 338.0(55) | 532.1(89) | 304.4(53) | 289.0(52) |
| Murder | 7.5(1) | 6.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 89.4(12) | 36.9(6) | 83.7(14) | 28.7(5) | 22.2(4) |
| Robbery | 14.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 12.0(2) | 11.5(2) | 5.6(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 260.8(35) | 294.9(48) | 436.4(73) | 264.2(46) | 261.2(47) |
| Property crime | 2913.3(391) | 2439.5(397) | 2188.2(366) | 1803.3(314) | 1711.8(308) |
| Burglary | 335.3(45) | 190.5(31) | 149.5(25) | 114.9(20) | 105.6(19) |
| Larceny | 2429.0(326) | 2193.7(357) | 1990.9(333) | 1636.7(285) | 1556.2(280) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 134.1(18) | 43.0(7) | 47.8(8) | 51.7(9) | 44.5(8) |
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: Gulf Shores'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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