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Athens, AL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Athens is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 29 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Athens is 1 in 35. Based on FBI crime data, Athens is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Alabama, Athens has a crime rate that is higher than 80% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Athens to other communities of similar population, then Athens crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Athens does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Athens does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Athens.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Athens occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Athens; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 486. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Athens is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Athens, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 37, which is a rate of 27 per one thousand population.

Athens Crime Data

total Crime Index

12

(100 is safest)


Safer than 12% of U.S. cities.

Athens Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

59

765

824

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.06

26.69

28.75

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.06
4.09
National Median: 4
    Athens
    Alabama

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 486

in Athens

1 in 244

in Alabama

Athens Violent Crimes

Population: 28,661
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 4 8 46
Rate per 1,000 0.03 0.14 0.28 1.60

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
26.69
17.39
National Median: 20
    Athens
    Alabama

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 37

in Athens

1 in 58

in Alabama

Property Crimes

Population: 28,661
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 136 589 40
Rate per 1,000 4.75 20.55 1.40

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Athens Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
21
10
National Median: 27.0
    Athens
    Alabama