Photo: DwayneP · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime in McCalla: the figures, without a grade
There are 4 graded towns within 10 miles. McCalla has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for McCalla alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Bessemer (D−), 6 miles away.
What stands out about safety in McCalla
Policed by the county
McCalla is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for McCalla. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Alabama towns with their own police figures are Bessemer (D−, 6 mi), Hueytown (D, 7 mi), Helena (A, 8 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from McCalla. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Jefferson County without police of their own, which include McCalla.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Alabama towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of McCalla. Nearby towns can differ a lot from McCalla.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
11 people died in crashes on McCalla’s roads in 2019–2023
McCalla had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 16.6 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.
McCalla and its neighbors
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lake View reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 McCalla
Is McCalla, AL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for McCalla. The nearest Alabama towns with a grade are Bessemer (D−, 6 mi), Hueytown (D, 7 mi), Helena (A, 8 mi).
Who polices McCalla?
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. McCalla is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Jefferson County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in McCalla.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.