Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY 4.0In Midland City, the kinds of crime the grade counts fell 48% per resident from 2023 to 2025
It has more violent crime than 65% of U.S. towns, and more property crime than 62%. Annual rates stand at 2.5 violent crimes and 14.2 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 4.7 and 21.3 in the rest of 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 Midland City
Midland City reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 Alabama towns on Midland City’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Dothan (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 Midland City’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; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.5) 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. Its property rate (14.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Midland City property | Rest of Alabama property | Midland City violent | Rest of Alabama violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.0 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 25.3 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 5.2 | 21.8 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 12.1 | 19.9 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Midland City | Rest of Alabama | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Midland City’s police reported 17 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.7 in the rest of Alabama and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Midland City 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.
34 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.
6 violent and 28 property, as reported to the FBI by Midland City’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Midland City’s roads in 2019–2023
Midland City had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is about what is typical for Alabama towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (11.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Midland City’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Midland City’s own rate (37.4) 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.
Midland City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland City | C+ | 2.5 | 14.2 |
| Dothan | D | 8.8 | 28.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Alabama towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland City | C+ | 2.5 | 14.2 |
| Kinsey | A | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Vance | B | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Riverside | B− | 2.3 | 11.0 |
| Bridgeport | C | 3.4 | 14.5 |
| East Brewton | D | 5.6 | 20.3 |
The five graded Alabama towns closest to Midland City’s population (2,298), 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 Midland City. 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 Midland City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (2,317 in 2025); our figure for Midland City is 2,298 (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 Midland City
Is Midland City, AL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Midland City reports more crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade. Its police reported 2.5 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 Midland City?
2.5 violent and 14.2 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 Midland City safer than Dothan?
Dothan reports more crime per resident than Midland City: Dothan grades D for safety and Midland City C+. Dothan’s police reported 8.8 violent and 28.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Midland City?
Midland City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Midland City”. 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.