Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Pell City, AL Crime Grade
How Pell City 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Pell City, AL was 294.7 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 14,250). That puts Pell City 19% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 22% below the Alabama statewide rate of 380.3.
That ranks Pell City #2,631 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 30% of them, and #35 of 63 in Alabama. Violent crime is down 18% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
Pell City, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Alabama Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 294.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,631 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #35 of 63
- Safer than
- 30% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 18%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 14,250
- Reporting agency
- Pell City Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Pell City Police Department (FBI ORI AL0580100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pell City (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pell City vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 390.3(54) | 393.5(55) | 301.3(41) | 357.8(50) | 294.7(42) |
| Murder | 7.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.3(1) | 50.1(7) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 28.9(4) | 107.3(15) | 44.1(6) | 35.8(5) | 28.1(4) |
| Robbery | 65.1(9) | 71.5(10) | 22.0(3) | 21.5(3) | 21.1(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 289.1(40) | 214.6(30) | 227.8(31) | 250.5(35) | 245.6(35) |
| Property crime | 3288.8(455) | 3441.1(481) | 2373.8(323) | 2046.8(286) | 2210.5(315) |
| Burglary | 426.5(59) | 429.2(60) | 183.7(25) | 264.8(37) | 266.7(38) |
| Larceny | 2725.0(377) | 2790.1(390) | 1984.3(270) | 1603.1(224) | 1817.5(259) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 108.4(15) | 221.8(31) | 205.8(28) | 178.9(25) | 126.3(18) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Pell City, 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 Pell City 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 Pell City calculated?
- Pell City'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 Pell City 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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