Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Saraland, AL Crime Grade
How Saraland 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
1/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Saraland, AL was 66.6 per 100,000 residents (11 incidents over a population of 16,513). That puts Saraland 80% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 81% below the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
That ranks Saraland #725 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 81% of them, and #5 of 63 in Alabama. Violent crime is down 21% year over year and down 68% over the last five years.
Saraland, AL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Alabama Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 66.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #725 of 3,771
- AL rank
- #5 of 63
- Safer than
- 81% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 21%
- 5-year change
- down 68%
- Population
- 16,513
- Reporting agency
- Saraland Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Saraland Police Department (FBI ORI AL0020500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Saraland, AL
Also known as
- Alvarez Station
- Cleveland
- Cleveland Station
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. Saraland (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Saraland 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 | 210.0(31) | 139.7(23) | 127.6(21) | 84.8(14) | 66.6(11) |
| Murder | 6.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.5(2) | 12.2(2) | 6.1(1) | 24.2(4) | 12.1(2) |
| Robbery | 20.3(3) | 18.2(3) | 0.0(0) | 12.1(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 169.3(25) | 109.4(18) | 121.6(20) | 48.5(8) | 54.5(9) |
| Property crime | 1605.3(237) | 1974.6(325) | 2145.4(353) | 1708.6(282) | 1108.2(183) |
| Burglary | 121.9(18) | 127.6(21) | 139.8(23) | 96.9(16) | 66.6(11) |
| Larceny | 1253.0(185) | 1695.1(279) | 1422.1(234) | 1508.6(249) | 962.9(159) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 230.3(34) | 151.9(25) | 583.4(96) | 103.0(17) | 78.7(13) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Saraland, 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 Saraland 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 Saraland calculated?
- Saraland'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 Saraland 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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