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Sheffield, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #265

Sheffield, AL	2,874.84
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.

Sheffield, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sheffield, AL	Count	1	9	8	55	151	285	37	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	11.0	98.7	87.7	602.9	1,655.2	3,124.0	405.6	NA	3,203
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	2	7	10	61	119	315	30	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	22.2	77.7	111.0	676.9	1,320.5	3,495.3	332.9	NA	3,265
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	3	14	84	211	401	27	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	33.0	154.0	924.1	2,321.2	4,411.4	297.0	NA	3,732
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	4	14	67	146	369	35	0
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	44.0	154.1	737.6	1,607.4	4,062.5	385.3	0.0	3,201
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	5	6	6	99	147	10	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	55.2	66.3	66.3	1,093.6	1,623.8	110.5	NA	1,450
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	3	10	15	93	279	9	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	33.1	110.2	165.3	1,025.1	3,075.4	99.2	NA	1,827
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	2	7	27	33	169	474	28	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	21.9	76.8	296.1	361.9	1,853.5	5,198.5	307.1	NA	3,899
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	1	8	9	18	136	386	11	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	10.9	87.2	98.1	196.2	1,482.1	4,206.6	119.9	NA	2,795
	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
2005	Sheffield, AL	Count	2	2	10	16	107	420	9	NA
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	21.4	21.4	106.9	171.0	1,143.5	4,488.6	96.2	NA	2,501
	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

Sheffield, AL	21.80
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.

Sheffield, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Sheffield, AL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	11.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	110
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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
2009	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sheffield, 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	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Sheffield, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sheffield, 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

Sheffield, AL	3.29
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.

Sheffield, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Sheffield, AL	Count	33	28	5
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	366.2	310.7	55.5	3.38
	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
2011	Sheffield, AL	Count	35	29	6
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	385.3	319.3	66.1	3.52
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	34	29	5
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	375.6	320.3	55.2	3.48
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	36	30	6
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	396.8	330.7	66.1	3.64
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	35	29	6
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	383.9	318.1	65.8	3.51
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	32	27	5
	Sheffield, AL	Per 100,000	348.7	294.2	54.5	3.21
	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	Sheffield, AL	Count	33	28	5
2005	Sheffield, AL	Count	39	34	5