Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Selma, AL Crime Grade
How Selma 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 Selma, AL was 720.8 per 100,000 residents (115 incidents over a population of 15,955). That puts Selma 122% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 105% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Selma (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Selma 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 | 662.2(108) | 803.7(139) | 943.6(157) | 631.9(103) | 720.8(115) |
| Murder | 36.8(6) | 40.5(7) | 24.0(4) | 12.3(2) | 31.3(5) |
| Rape | 24.5(4) | 46.3(8) | 54.1(9) | 24.5(4) | 12.5(2) |
| Robbery | 55.2(9) | 75.2(13) | 66.1(11) | 30.7(5) | 75.2(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 545.7(89) | 641.8(111) | 799.3(133) | 564.5(92) | 601.7(96) |
| Property crime | 1293.8(211) | 1740.3(301) | 2217.7(369) | 2650.5(432) | 1867.8(298) |
| Burglary | 282.1(46) | 531.9(92) | 631.0(105) | 552.2(90) | 457.5(73) |
| Larceny | 889.1(145) | 1052.3(182) | 1298.2(216) | 1902.0(310) | 1190.8(190) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 122.6(20) | 133.0(23) | 210.3(35) | 165.7(27) | 188.0(30) |
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: Selma'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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