Photo: Rivers Langley SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Phenix City than in 95% of U.S. towns
Violent crime here is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 93%. Behind the grade sit 7.9 violent crimes and 32.6 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 4.6 and 21.1 in the rest of Alabama. On top of that, its Safety Grade is D, on crimes Phenix City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #117 of 130 graded towns in Alabama. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 33% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Phenix City
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 Phenix 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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Phenix City property | Rest of Alabama property | Phenix City violent | Rest of Alabama violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.0 | 24.6 | 8.8 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 38.6 | 22.0 | 8.9 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 34.7 | 21.6 | 7.8 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 24.7 | 19.9 | 7.1 | 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 | Phenix City | Rest of Alabama | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Phenix City’s police reported 906 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.6 in the rest of Alabama and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Phenix 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 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,220 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.
271 violent and 949 property, as reported to the FBI by Phenix City’s police.
37 people died in crashes on Phenix City’s roads in 2019–2023
Phenix City had 34 fatal crashes in five years, in which 37 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
That is 19.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Alabama towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.5, 19 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.
Phenix City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City | D | 7.9 | 32.6 |
| Smiths Station | — | — | — |
| Ladonia | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Smiths Station has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Ladonia is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Alabama towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City | D | 7.9 | 32.6 |
| Vestavia Hills | A− | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| Alabaster | B− | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| Prattville | C | 2.5 | 18.3 |
| Florence | D | 5.6 | 21.2 |
| Opelika | D | 5.7 | 24.7 |
The five graded Alabama towns closest to Phenix City’s population (38,344), 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 Phenix 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 Phenix City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (38,435 in 2025); our figure for Phenix City is 38,344 (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 Phenix City
Is Phenix City, AL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Phenix City reports more crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #117 of 130 in Alabama. Its police reported 7.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.6 in the rest of Alabama and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Phenix City?
7.9 violent and 32.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Alabama reports 4.6 and 21.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Phenix City in 2025?
Phenix City’s police reported 6 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 15.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Who polices Phenix City?
Phenix City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Phenix 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.