Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ozark, AL Crime Grade
How Ozark 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
6/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ozark, AL was 382.6 per 100,000 residents (55 incidents over a population of 14,377). That puts Ozark 18% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 9% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
That ranks Ozark #2,968 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 21% of them, and #38 of 63 in Alabama. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and up 12% over the last five years.
Ozark, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Alabama Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 382.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,968 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #38 of 63
- Safer than
- 21% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- up 12%
- Population
- 14,377
- Reporting agency
- Ozark Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Ozark Police Department (FBI ORI AL0260100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Ozark, AL
Also known as
- Merricks
- Woodshop
- Merrick
- Bullards
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. Ozark (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ozark 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 | 341.3(48) | 524.5(75) | 350.1(50) | 446.0(64) | 382.6(55) |
| Murder | 14.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 14.0(2) | 13.9(2) | 27.8(4) |
| Rape | 35.5(5) | 35.0(5) | 77.0(11) | 55.7(8) | 34.8(5) |
| Robbery | 14.2(2) | 42.0(6) | 7.0(1) | 27.9(4) | 27.8(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 277.3(39) | 447.6(64) | 252.0(36) | 348.4(50) | 292.1(42) |
| Property crime | 2374.7(334) | 3517.7(503) | 3248.6(464) | 3052.3(438) | 2406.6(346) |
| Burglary | 277.3(39) | 468.6(67) | 476.1(68) | 341.5(49) | 194.8(28) |
| Larceny | 1926.8(271) | 2741.5(392) | 2506.5(358) | 2473.9(355) | 2065.8(297) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 156.4(22) | 265.8(38) | 266.1(38) | 223.0(32) | 111.3(16) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Ozark, 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 Ozark 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 Ozark calculated?
- Ozark'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 Ozark 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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