Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sylacauga, AL Crime Grade
How Sylacauga 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Alabama
7/10
vs. Alabama cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sylacauga, AL was 449.3 per 100,000 residents (54 incidents over a population of 12,020). That puts Sylacauga 38% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 28% above the Alabama statewide rate of 350.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sylacauga (red), Alabama (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sylacauga 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 | 767.3(91) | 614.5(75) | 642.2(78) | 561.6(68) | 449.3(54) |
| Murder | 42.2(5) | 24.6(3) | 65.9(8) | 8.3(1) | 25.0(3) |
| Rape | 109.6(13) | 57.4(7) | 41.2(5) | 24.8(3) | 74.9(9) |
| Robbery | 84.3(10) | 8.2(1) | 41.2(5) | 33.0(4) | 33.3(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 531.2(63) | 524.4(64) | 494.0(60) | 495.5(60) | 316.1(38) |
| Property crime | 3963.2(470) | 2769.4(338) | 2865.4(348) | 3534.6(428) | 2470.9(297) |
| Burglary | 851.7(101) | 508.0(62) | 395.2(48) | 883.6(107) | 208.0(25) |
| Larceny | 2749.0(326) | 2032.0(248) | 2066.7(251) | 2469.2(299) | 1996.7(240) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 328.9(39) | 213.0(26) | 378.8(46) | 148.6(18) | 249.6(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: Sylacauga'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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