We use cookies to improve your experience. By continuing to use this site, you accept our revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.


Heflin, 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

Heflin has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Heflin is 1 in 84. How does Heflin fare compared to other communities in Alabama of all population sizes? Heflin's crime rate is lower than approximately 52% of Alabama communities.

However, when you compare Heflin to other communities of similar population, then Heflin crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Heflin 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 Heflin 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 Heflin.

For Heflin, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Heflin than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1728, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Heflin's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Heflin a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Heflin is one in 89.

Heflin Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Heflin Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

39

41

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.58

11.29

11.87

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.58
4.09
National Median: 4
    Heflin
    Alabama

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,728

in Heflin

1 in 244

in Alabama

Heflin Violent Crimes

Population: 3,455
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 2
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.58

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
11.29
17.39
National Median: 20
    Heflin
    Alabama

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 89

in Heflin

1 in 58

in Alabama

Property Crimes

Population: 3,455
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 9 21 9
Rate per 1,000 2.60 6.08 2.60

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

Heflin Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
3
10
National Median: 27.0
    Heflin
    Alabama

Popular Neighborhoods in Heflin

Zip Codes in Heflin, AL