Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Montgomery, AL Crime Grade
How Montgomery 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
9/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Montgomery, AL was 643.3 per 100,000 residents (1,253 incidents over a population of 194,775). That puts Montgomery Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 83% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
That ranks Montgomery #3,463 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 8% of them, and #54 of 63 in Alabama. Violent crime is up 7% year over year and up 13864% over the last five years.
Montgomery, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Alabama Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 643.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,463 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #54 of 63
- Safer than
- 8% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 7%
- 5-year change
- up 13864%
- Population
- 194,775
- Reporting agency
- Montgomery Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Montgomery Police Department (FBI ORI AL0030100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Montgomery, AL
History
Became the county seat of Montgomery County in 1817. Incorporated in 1819. Became the state capital in 1846. Named for Richard Montgomery (1736-1775), a Revolutionary War general killed in the Battle of Quebec.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Montgomery (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Montgomery 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 | 4.6(9) | 11.1(22) | 133.5(261) | 602.9(1,168) | 643.3(1,253) |
| Murder | 0.5(1) | 3.0(6) | 4.6(9) | 19.1(37) | 30.8(60) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.1(6) | 8.3(16) | 5.1(10) |
| Robbery | 0.5(1) | 0.5(1) | 36.8(72) | 194.1(376) | 162.2(316) |
| Aggravated assault | 3.6(7) | 7.6(15) | 89.0(174) | 381.5(739) | 445.1(867) |
| Property crime | 9.7(19) | 25.8(51) | 545.8(1,067) | 2255.2(4,369) | 2844.8(5,541) |
| Burglary | 2.6(5) | 3.5(7) | 155.5(304) | 531.7(1,030) | 614.0(1,196) |
| Larceny | 3.1(6) | 15.2(30) | 291.1(569) | 1352.4(2,620) | 1715.8(3,342) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 4.1(8) | 6.6(13) | 99.2(194) | 370.6(718) | 513.9(1,001) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Montgomery, 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery calculated?
- Montgomery'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 Montgomery 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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