USA.com / Alabama / Decatur, AL / Crime and Crime Rate

Decatur, AL Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in AL

High / Low AL Cities by Males Employed

High / Low AL Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in AL

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in AL

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in AL

Most / Least Educated Cities in AL

The Decatur crime rate is higher than the Alabama average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #232

Decatur, AL	2,425.01
Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Decatur, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Decatur, AL	Count	0	7	25	80	434	1,883	134	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	12.5	44.8	143.3	777.3	3,372.4	240.0	NA	1,625
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	96.9	283.4	819.0	2,149.5	209.1	NA	1,714
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Decatur, AL	Count	5	12	26	106	569	1,831	153	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	8.9	21.4	46.4	189.0	1,014.4	3,264.3	272.8	NA	1,959
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.2	29.5	96.2	285.2	877.8	2,254.8	218.7	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Decatur, AL	Count	2	9	80	149	821	1,964	128	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	3.6	16.0	142.5	265.5	1,462.8	3,499.3	228.1	NA	2,333
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.1	26.9	104.1	311.8	984.7	2,312.8	204.8	NA	1,882
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Decatur, AL	Count	3	19	56	119	815	1,131	163	13
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	5.4	34.0	100.1	212.7	1,456.6	2,021.4	291.3	23.2	1,994
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Decatur, AL	Count	4	17	74	117	682	1,920	149	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	7.0	29.7	129.5	204.7	1,193.3	3,359.4	260.7	NA	2,219
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	28.2	99.6	244.2	879.4	2,415.6	221.8	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Decatur, AL	Count	0	28	78	117	743	2,398	93	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	49.7	138.6	207.9	1,320.0	4,260.1	165.2	NA	2,472
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Decatur, AL	Count	3	29	123	136	976	2,889	131	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	5.4	51.8	219.9	243.1	1,744.7	5,164.4	234.2	NA	3,193
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Decatur, AL	Count	0	28	105	118	830	2,584	210	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	50.0	187.4	210.6	1,481.6	4,612.7	374.9	NA	2,823
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.9	33.4	159.9	245.8	979.5	2,684.6	307.5	NA	2,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Decatur, AL	Count	2	25	80	142	716	2,630	283	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	3.6	45.1	144.4	256.3	1,292.3	4,746.8	510.8	NA	2,841
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.3	35.9	153.5	227.6	969.1	2,644.3	322.7	NA	2,069
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Decatur, AL	Count	1	12	62	125	742	3,035	217	NA
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	1.8	21.9	113.0	227.8	1,352.5	5,532.2	395.5	NA	2,791
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.2	34.3	141.4	247.8	953.8	2,650.0	288.3	NA	2,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Decatur, AL	34.67
Alabama	11.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Decatur, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Decatur, AL	Count	3	1	0	0	2	0
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	5.4	1.8	0.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	53
	Alabama	Per 100,000	3.6	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Decatur, AL	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	5.2	1.7	0.0	1.7	1.7	0.0	52
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2007	Decatur, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Decatur, AL	2.40
Alabama	2.91
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Decatur, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Decatur, AL	Count	154	133	21
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	275.8	238.2	37.6	2.57
	Alabama	Per 100,000	337.1	226.5	110.6	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Decatur, AL	Count	158	134	24
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	281.7	238.9	42.8	2.60
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Decatur, AL	Count	156	133	23
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	277.9	237.0	41.0	2.57
	Alabama	Per 100,000	335.9	227.6	108.4	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Decatur, AL	Count	147	126	21
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	262.7	225.2	37.5	2.44
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Decatur, AL	Count	153	132	21
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	267.7	231.0	36.7	2.49
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Decatur, AL	Count	155	130	25
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	275.4	230.9	44.4	2.53
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Decatur, AL	Count	147	127	20
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	262.8	227.0	35.8	2.45
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Decatur, AL	Count	153	134	19
	Decatur, AL	Per 100,000	273.1	239.2	33.9	2.56
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Decatur, AL	Count	156	133	23
2005	Decatur, AL	Count	148	126	22