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Is Huntsville, AL Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report

Key facts

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    Huntsville, Alabama reported 1,961.94 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.77 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 854.97 per 100,000 above that reference, with 4,293 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Huntsville, Alabama reported 324.93 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.42 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 95.37 per 100,000 above that reference, with 711 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Huntsville, Alabama reported 264.15 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.40 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 76.00 per 100,000 above that reference, with 578 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

  4. 04

    Huntsville, Alabama reported 224.85 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.17 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 31.85 per 100,000 above that reference, with 492 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Huntsville, Alabama reported 42.04 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.87 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 6.20 per 100,000 below that reference, with 92 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

Quick answer

In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Huntsville, AL has an adjusted safety score of 30.12 out of 100. It ranks #5 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Alabama. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing.

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Chart of Huntsville, AL crime statistics: Huntsville reported 934 violent offenses in 2025, 15.5% fewer than in 2024. Shows violent and property changes and monthly comparison bars.
Huntsville reported 934 violent offenses in 2025, 15.5% fewer than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, AL0470100. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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Data, definitions and reuse

Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.

Monthly source sums, 2025
MonthViolentProperty
Jan77413
Feb62341
Mar79431
Apr81450
May110527
Jun67484
Jul70527
Aug93485
Sep89421
Oct70427
Nov54413
Dec82457

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30.12 / 100
Adjusted safety score
Personal safety31.4
Property security30.51
Community order26.31

2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.

Analyst takeaways · computed from the 2025 monthly series

Huntsville in 7 numbers

  1. Burglary fell 21%. 578 reports in 2025 vs 735 in 2024 (−21%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
  2. More than a third of all reports are property crime. 6,467 of 16,838 reports (38.4%); Simple assault alone is 4,863 (28.9%).
  3. Clearances skew toward violent crime. 78.3% of homicides cleared vs 16.1% of burglaries and 26.6% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
  4. A second look at burglary. May (70) ran 2.2× February (32); the year finished down 21%.
  5. Aggravated Assault is volatile but down. Monthly counts swung 2.3× (May 86 vs Nov 38); the year finished 17% below 2024.
  6. The biggest volume isn’t violent. Drug/Narcotic Violations (1,933) and vandalism (1,733) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (978, 5.8% of reports).
  7. Small months, big bars. December’s 60 aggravated assaults vs May’s 86 is a gap of 26 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.

Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, AL0470100). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.

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Key Public Safety Indicators

Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.

Offense Class Annual Count Rate per 100K National Avg vs National
Robbery 92 42.04 48.24 0.87× national
Aggravated Assault 711 324.93 229.56 1.42× national
Burglary 578 264.15 188.15 1.4× national
Larceny-theft 4293 1961.94 1106.97 1.77× national
Motor Vehicle Theft 492 224.85 193.0 1.17× national
FBI NIBRS monthly detail · source year 2025

Huntsville monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025

Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.

Larceny-theft, month by month

→ Stable, 4293 reports vs 4137 in 2024 (about level in reported data).

Larceny-theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 2025317135.45Full
Feb 2025270115.36Full
Mar 2025347148.26Full
Apr 2025347148.26Full
May 2025419179.03Full
Jun 2025404172.62Full
Jul 2025441188.43Full
Aug 2025390166.64Full
Sep 2025327139.72Full
Oct 2025331141.43Full
Nov 2025344146.98Full
Dec 2025356152.11Full

Aggravated Assault, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 711 reports vs 852 in 2024 (down 17% in reported data).

Aggravated Assault 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20255824.78Full
Feb 20254117.52Full
Mar 20256025.64Full
Apr 20257130.34Full
May 20258636.75Full
Jun 20255021.36Full
Jul 20255423.07Full
Aug 20257029.91Full
Sep 20257130.34Full
Oct 20255222.22Full
Nov 20253816.24Full
Dec 20256025.64Full

Burglary, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 578 reports vs 735 in 2024 (down 21% in reported data).

Burglary 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20254619.65Full
Feb 20253213.67Full
Mar 20254318.37Full
Apr 20255121.79Full
May 20257029.91Full
Jun 20254720.08Full
Jul 20254820.51Full
Aug 20255322.65Full
Sep 20256025.64Full
Oct 20253816.24Full
Nov 20253816.24Full
Dec 20255222.22Full

Clearances: what got cleared in 2025

78% of homicides cleared vs 16% of burglaries, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.

Clearances 2025: reports cleared per 100 reports received, highest rate first
OffenseReportedClearedClearance rate
Homicide231878.3%
Aggravated Assault71134148.0%
Robbery923437.0%
Burglary5789316.1%
Larceny-theft4,2931,14326.6%
Motor Vehicle Theft4929419.1%

Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.

Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, AL0470100. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).

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City-specific reading

What drives Huntsville's safety score?

Huntsville ranks in the bottom quarter of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Alabama, ahead of approximately 17% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 218,814 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.

The strongest of the three score components is Personal Safety at 31.4, while Community Order is lowest at 26.31. The 5.09-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.

Among the five public offense indicators, Larceny-theft is highest relative to its national reference at 1961.94 per 100,000 (1.77× the national rate). Robbery is lowest on the same relative basis at 42.04 per 100,000 (0.87× national).

Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.

Public indicator mix

Huntsville, Alabama recorded 4,293 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 69.6% of the 6,166 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 92 robbery reports (1.5%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Huntsville, Alabama recorded 711 aggravated assault offenses in 2025, 11.5% of the 6,166 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 92 robbery reports (1.5%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Huntsville, Alabama recorded 578 burglary offenses in 2025, 9.4% of the 6,166 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 92 robbery reports (1.5%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Huntsville, Alabama uses a reporting population of 218,814 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.

Huntsville, Alabama has an adjusted score of 30.12 points out of 100 versus 80.19 in Hoover, Alabama, a difference of 50.07 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Huntsville ranks 5 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Huntsville, Alabama has an adjusted score of 30.12 points out of 100 versus 45.13 in Montgomery, Alabama, a difference of 15.01 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Huntsville ranks 5 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Detailed Crime Class Breakdown

Additional tracked offense classes

  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Kidnapping/Abduction
  • Human Trafficking
  • Arson
  • Theft From Building
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle
  • Simple Assault
  • Intimidation
  • Stolen Property Offenses
  • Vandalism
  • Weapon Law Violations
  • Drug/Narcotic Violations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Huntsville safe compared to other places in Alabama?

Huntsville is classified as having low relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 30.12 out of 100 and ranks #5 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Alabama.

What is the crime rate in Huntsville?

Public offense rates are listed above.

What is Huntsville's safety rating?

Huntsville's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 30.12 out of 100, which ranks #5 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Alabama. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing, using source-year data through 2025.

What is the safest neighborhood in Huntsville?

This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.

Why are some crime statistics locked for Huntsville?

Full offense series: state workbook.

How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?

Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Huntsville are downloadable as JSON and CSV.

Why does the monthly chart move so much?

Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Huntsville.

What does the clearance rate on this page mean?

It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Huntsville, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 78%, burglary 16.1%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.

Reading notes

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Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report

Cite This Public Safety Profile

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APA Citation Format:
Safety Atlas. (2026). Huntsville, AL Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates. Retrieved from https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/al/huntsville
MLA Citation Format:
"Huntsville, AL Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates." Safety Atlas, 2026, https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/al/huntsville.

Primary Source Data Integrity

  • Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
  • Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
  • Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.