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Crime Index, #39

Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Alabama Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Alabama	Count	276	1,436	4,701	13,745	39,715	104,238	10,141	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	96.9	283.4	819.0	2,149.5	209.1	NA	1,714
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Alabama	Count	347	1,428	4,648	13,787	42,429	108,993	10,571	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.2	29.5	96.2	285.2	877.8	2,254.8	218.7	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Alabama	Count	342	1,296	5,020	15,035	47,481	111,523	9,874	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.1	26.9	104.1	311.8	984.7	2,312.8	204.8	NA	1,882
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Alabama	Count	301	1,371	4,910	13,592	51,117	111,411	10,662	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Alabama	Count	273	1,349	4,761	11,673	42,034	115,458	10,600	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	28.2	99.6	244.2	879.4	2,415.6	221.8	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Alabama	Count	323	1,504	6,259	13,093	48,837	117,711	11,081	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Alabama	Count	353	1,617	7,346	11,795	50,408	126,477	13,458	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Alabama	Count	412	1,545	7,398	11,377	45,331	124,237	14,230	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.9	33.4	159.9	245.8	979.5	2,684.6	307.5	NA	2,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Alabama	Count	382	1,649	7,059	10,467	44,571	121,610	14,840	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.3	35.9	153.5	227.6	969.1	2,644.3	322.7	NA	2,069
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Alabama	Count	374	1,564	6,447	11,293	43,473	120,780	13,140	NA
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.2	34.3	141.4	247.8	953.8	2,650.0	288.3	NA	2,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Alabama	11.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Alabama Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Alabama	Count	9	7	1	0	1	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Alabama	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Alabama	Count	6	3	2	0	1	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	4.2	2.1	1.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Alabama	Count	83	58	5	7	11	2
	Alabama	Per 100,000	3.6	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Alabama	Count	19	12	2	2	3	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Alabama	Count	9	6	1	2	0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Alabama	Count	11	6	2	2	1	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Alabama	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Alabama	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Alabama	2.81
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Alabama Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Alabama	Count	11,455	7,698	3,757
	Alabama	Per 100,000	337.1	226.5	110.6	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Alabama	Count	14,173	9,492	4,681
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Alabama	Count	12,745	8,633	4,112
	Alabama	Per 100,000	335.9	227.6	108.4	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Alabama	Count	16,185	10,775	5,410
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Alabama	Count	16,205	10,930	5,275
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Alabama	Count	16,917	11,245	5,672
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Alabama	Count	16,172	10,775	5,397
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Alabama	Count	16,347	10,671	5,676
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Alabama	Count	15,697	10,347	5,350
	Alabama	Per 100,000	352.0	232.0	120.0	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Alabama	Count	12,786	8,747	4,039
	Alabama	Per 100,000	320.9	219.5	101.4	2.70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94