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Tuscaloosa, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #255

Tuscaloosa, AL	2,713.57
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.

Tuscaloosa, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	9	53	176	228	1,042	2,913	183	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	9.3	55.0	182.5	236.5	1,080.8	3,021.4	189.8	NA	2,316
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	8	44	161	221	1,165	3,196	151	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	8.5	46.7	171.0	234.8	1,237.7	3,395.4	160.4	NA	2,401
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	4	37	170	267	1,182	2,965	202	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	4.3	40.2	184.8	290.3	1,285.2	3,223.8	219.6	NA	2,392
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	3	39	194	196	1,249	2,963	190	20
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	3.3	42.9	213.4	215.6	1,374.0	3,259.5	209.0	22.0	2,407
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	7	31	190	221	1,462	3,188	178	6
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	7.3	32.4	198.8	231.2	1,529.8	3,335.8	186.3	6.3	2,494
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	5	28	195	190	1,507	3,355	220	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	5.5	30.5	212.7	207.2	1,643.6	3,659.1	239.9	NA	2,617
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	11	28	199	232	1,513	3,553	330	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	12.2	31.1	220.7	257.3	1,678.2	3,940.9	366.0	NA	2,934
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	10	32	264	251	1,199	3,569	279	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	11.9	38.2	315.0	299.5	1,430.6	4,258.4	332.9	NA	3,088
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	15	47	221	321	1,256	3,709	269	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	18.3	57.3	269.2	391.0	1,530.0	4,518.0	327.7	NA	3,413
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	7	39	200	258	1,191	3,582	260	NA
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	8.7	48.3	247.9	319.8	1,476.4	4,440.3	322.3	NA	3,073
	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

Tuscaloosa, AL	10.67
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.

Tuscaloosa, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	3	1	0	0	2	0
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	3.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	33
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tuscaloosa, 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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tuscaloosa, 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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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

Tuscaloosa, AL	3.32
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.

Tuscaloosa, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	360	286	74
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	373.4	296.6	76.8	3.35
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	361	285	76
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	383.5	302.8	80.7	3.43
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	366	285	81
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	397.9	309.9	88.1	3.54
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	358	284	74
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	393.8	312.4	81.4	3.53
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	355	282	73
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	371.5	295.1	76.4	3.33
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	346	279	67
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	377.4	304.3	73.1	3.41
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	337	262	75
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	373.8	290.6	83.2	3.32
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	340	265	75
	Tuscaloosa, AL	Per 100,000	405.7	316.2	89.5	3.61
	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	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	326	252	74
2005	Tuscaloosa, AL	Count	310	236	74