On property crime, Fultondale has a higher rate per resident than four in five U.S. towns
Behind the grade sit 3.0 violent crimes and 24.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 4.7 and 21.3 in the rest of Alabama. Still, the Safety Grade comes out at C−, drawn from crimes Fultondale’s police reported through 2023 to 2025: #67 of 130 graded towns in Alabama. Among its 2 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident.
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 Fultondale
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Alabama towns on Fultondale’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Gardendale (C), Birmingham (D−). Tarrant has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Alabama towns, closer to the middle
Alabama’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Fultondale’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 48% of the 130 Alabama towns we grade, against 20% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Fultondale’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. Its violent rate (3.0) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Crime in Fultondale per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Fultondale | Rest of Alabama | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Fultondale’s police reported 85 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Alabama and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Fultondale property | Rest of Alabama property | Fultondale violent | Rest of Alabama violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27.9 | 24.8 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 3.0 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 27.2 | 21.7 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Alabama.
220 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
28 violent and 192 property, as reported to the FBI by Fultondale’s police.
10 people died in crashes on Fultondale’s roads in 2019–2023
Fultondale had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 21.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Alabama towns of 5,000–25,000 people (9.6, 96 towns).
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.
Fultondale and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fultondale | C− | 3.0 | 24.2 |
| Gardendale | C | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| Birmingham | D− | 13.4 | 43.2 |
| Tarrant | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Tarrant has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Alabama towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fultondale | C− | 3.0 | 24.2 |
| Tuscumbia | A− | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Pleasant Grove | B− | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| Sheffield | C | 3.9 | 16.4 |
| Guntersville | C− | 3.5 | 28.1 |
| Clanton | D | 3.3 | 34.1 |
The five graded Alabama towns closest to Fultondale’s population (9,307), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Fultondale. 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 Fultondale’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,275 in 2025); our figure for Fultondale is 9,307 (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 Fultondale
Is Fultondale, AL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Fultondale reports more crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #67 of 130 in Alabama. Its police reported 3.0 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 Fultondale?
3.0 violent and 24.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Alabama reports 4.7 and 21.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Fultondale safer than Gardendale?
Gardendale reports less crime per resident than Fultondale: Gardendale grades C for safety and Fultondale C−. Gardendale’s police reported 2.3 violent and 18.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Fultondale?
Fultondale’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Fultondale”. 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.