Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Attalla reports more crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Attalla’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #122 of 130 graded towns in Alabama.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of AL” is every other Alabama city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Attalla
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 1 Alabama towns on Attalla’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Gadsden (D). Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Attalla’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Alabama.
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| Year | Attalla property | Rest of Alabama property | Attalla violent | Rest of Alabama violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 78.8 | 24.7 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 66.8 | 22.2 | 7.7 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 36.1 | 21.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 43.1 | 19.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 43 property crimes reported
And about 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Attalla’s police reported 102 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Alabama and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Attalla | Rest of Alabama | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
284 crimes reported in 2025
37 violent and 247 property, as reported to the FBI by Attalla’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Nine people died in crashes on Attalla’s roads in 2019–2023
Attalla had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is more than is typical for Alabama towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (9.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Attalla’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Attalla’s own rate (31.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Attalla and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Alabama towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attalla | D− | 5.9 | 48.7 |
| Rainsville | A | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Odenville | B− | 2.9 | 6.5 |
| Springville | B− | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| Headland | C+ | 2.4 | 12.9 |
| Monroeville | C+ | 3.2 | 10.7 |
The five graded Alabama towns closest to Attalla’s population (5,807), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Attalla. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Attalla’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (5,726 in 2025); our figure for Attalla is 5,807 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Attalla
Is Attalla, AL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Attalla reports more crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #122 of 130 in Alabama. Its police reported 5.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Alabama and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Attalla?
5.9 violent and 48.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Alabama reports 4.7 and 21.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Attalla?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Attalla safer than Gadsden?
Gadsden reports less crime per resident than Attalla: Gadsden grades D for safety and Attalla D−. Gadsden’s police reported 5.4 violent and 28.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Attalla?
Attalla’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Attalla”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.