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Huntsville, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #274

Huntsville, AL	3,137.34
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.

Huntsville, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Huntsville, AL	Count	15	104	390	958	1,912	6,521	728	28
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	8.0	55.4	207.9	510.6	1,019.1	3,475.6	388.0	14.9	2,793
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	24	87	391	1,005	1,884	6,629	703	NA
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	13.0	47.1	211.7	544.0	1,019.8	3,588.3	380.5	NA	2,889
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	14	72	456	1,154	2,165	6,386	710	20
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	7.6	39.2	248.2	628.2	1,178.6	3,476.5	386.5	10.9	2,963
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	13	51	405	1,049	2,677	6,306	766	23
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	7.2	28.2	223.8	579.6	1,479.2	3,484.5	423.3	12.7	2,987
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	12	76	463	631	2,677	6,230	861	21
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	6.5	41.4	252.5	344.1	1,460.0	3,397.7	469.6	11.5	2,843
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	13	89	433	629	2,520	6,375	895	NA
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	7.3	49.8	242.4	352.2	1,411.0	3,569.4	501.1	NA	2,923
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	18	93	412	699	2,369	7,196	1,082	NA
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	10.4	53.8	238.4	404.5	1,371.0	4,164.5	626.2	NA	3,227
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	21	96	586	676	2,283	7,282	1,166	49
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	12.4	56.7	345.9	399.1	1,347.8	4,298.9	688.3	28.9	3,482
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	16	100	617	706	2,493	7,643	1,359	NA
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	9.5	59.6	367.7	420.7	1,485.5	4,554.4	809.8	NA	3,699
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	22	88	500	610	2,446	7,979	1,088	NA
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	13.3	53.3	302.8	369.4	1,481.1	4,831.5	658.8	NA	3,568
	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

Huntsville, AL		-0.17
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.

Huntsville, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Huntsville, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntsville, 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	Huntsville, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntsville, 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	Huntsville, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntsville, 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	Huntsville, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntsville, 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

Huntsville, AL	2.38
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.

Huntsville, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Huntsville, AL	Count	542	392	150
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	288.9	208.9	79.9	2.49
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	477	377	100
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	258.2	204.1	54.1	2.31
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	522	401	121
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	284.2	218.3	65.9	2.51
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	492	395	97
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	271.9	218.3	53.6	2.45
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	482	377	105
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	262.9	205.6	57.3	2.34
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	527	419	108
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	295.1	234.6	60.5	2.65
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	512	398	114
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	296.3	230.3	66.0	2.63
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	500	386	114
	Huntsville, AL	Per 100,000	295.2	227.9	67.3	2.62
	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	Huntsville, AL	Count	475	357	118
2005	Huntsville, AL	Count	469	365	104