#1Southside
Etowah County · 9,718 people5.78 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.7, property 3.2
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Safest towns in Alabama
Southside reports the least crime per resident of Alabama’s 130 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 9 of the 130 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. For 6 of them one year isn’t in the FBI’s published tables and comes from the FBI Crime Data Explorer or the state’s own reports (named in the row). How grades work
#1A
Kimberly
Jefferson County · 4,858 people6.25 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.9, property 2.7
#3Rainsville
DeKalb County · 6,020 people6.35 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.4, property 4.5
All 130 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
130 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
81DalevilleDale County · 4,971 people · 2023 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer; 2024 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer5.418.0C−
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: Bessemer, 150.85. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
57 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. In 2025 the FBI’s tables list State Police figures for 0 of Alabama’s counties and county sheriff figures for 56; those cover many towns at once and can’t be split by town, so they aren’t ranked here. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- Alexandria Calhoun County · 3,475 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Boaz Marshall County · 10,619 people: figures for 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Bon Secour Baldwin County · 2,789 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Brook Highland Shelby County · 8,146 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Center Point Jefferson County · 15,538 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Chelsea Shelby County · 17,716 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Childersburg Talladega County · 4,571 people: figures for 2024 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Choccolocco Calhoun County · 2,620 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Clay Jefferson County · 10,198 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Cottondale Tuscaloosa County · 2,632 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Eagle Point Shelby County · 3,110 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Emerald Mountain Elmore County · 3,535 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Eutaw Greene County · 2,640 people: figures for 2024 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Evergreen Conecuh County · 3,272 people: figures for 2023 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Fairfield Jefferson County · 9,483 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Forestdale Jefferson County · 9,742 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Geneva Geneva County · 4,307 people: figures for 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Glencoe Etowah County · 5,426 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Good Hope Cullman County · 2,682 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Grand Bay Mobile County · 3,553 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Grayson Valley Jefferson County · 6,077 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hanceville Cullman County · 3,390 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Hartford Geneva County · 2,801 people: figures for 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Harvest Madison County · 5,955 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hazel Green Madison County · 3,940 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Highland Lakes Shelby County · 5,866 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Holt Tuscaloosa County · 3,629 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Holtville Elmore County · 5,158 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Huguley Chambers County · 2,577 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Indian Springs Village Shelby County · 2,553 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Ladonia Russell County · 3,346 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Lake View Tuscaloosa County · 3,969 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Margaret St. Clair County · 7,149 people: figures for 2024 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Marion Perry County · 2,602 people: figures for 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- McCalla Jefferson County · 13,253 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Meadowbrook Shelby County · 9,117 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Meridianville Madison County · 11,150 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Moores Mill Madison County · 6,378 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Moundville Hale County · 3,628 people: figures for 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Mount Olive Jefferson County · 3,567 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- New Hope Madison County · 3,054 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Pike Road Montgomery County · 11,899 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Pine Level Autauga County · 4,170 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Pinson Jefferson County · 7,830 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Redland Elmore County · 4,982 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Remlap Blount County · 2,761 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Saks Calhoun County · 10,681 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Scottsboro Jackson County · 16,123 people: figures for 2024 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- Smiths Station Lee County · 5,596 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Stapleton Baldwin County · 3,009 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Tarrant Jefferson County · 5,639 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Theodore Mobile County · 4,964 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Tillmans Corner Mobile County · 17,677 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Triana Madison County · 5,244 people: figures for 2023 and 2024 only (all three years are needed).
- Underwood-Petersville Lauderdale County · 3,100 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Valley Grande Dallas County · 3,903 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- West End-Cobb Town Calhoun County · 3,453 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Alabama?
Southside (Etowah County) reports the least crime per resident: 5.78 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (0.66 violent and 3.15 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. Kimberly (6.25) and Rainsville (6.35) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 57 Alabama towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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