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Bessemer, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Bessemer crime rate is much higher than the Alabama average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #306

Bessemer, AL	6,694.07
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.

Bessemer, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Bessemer, AL	Count	3	15	161	348	725	2,265	209	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	11.0	55.1	591.0	1,277.5	2,661.5	8,315.0	767.3	NA	6,398
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	4	20	164	394	873	2,218	238	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	14.5	72.5	594.5	1,428.3	3,164.8	8,040.6	862.8	NA	6,924
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	10	23	126	305	981	2,011	282	16
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	36.2	83.4	456.7	1,105.6	3,555.9	7,289.4	1,022.2	58.0	6,865
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	5	18	83	183	273	1,753	163	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	17.3	62.3	287.4	633.6	945.3	6,069.7	564.4	NA	3,908
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	10	24	209	325	1,170	2,416	227	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	35.2	84.6	736.6	1,145.5	4,123.8	8,515.4	800.1	NA	7,793
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	5	28	193	353	1,046	2,392	278	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	17.6	98.3	677.7	1,239.5	3,672.9	8,399.2	976.2	NA	7,435
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	10	34	195	263	903	2,373	258	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	35.4	120.5	691.1	932.1	3,200.2	8,409.8	914.3	NA	7,262
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	5	37	200	251	875	2,218	307	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	17.3	128.0	692.0	868.5	3,027.7	7,674.7	1,062.3	NA	6,770
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	3	24	234	294	903	2,336	292	NA
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	10.4	83.0	809.6	1,017.2	3,124.4	8,082.5	1,010.3	NA	6,891
	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

Bessemer, AL		-0.50
Alabama		11.89
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.

Bessemer, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Bessemer, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Bessemer, AL	4.16
Alabama	2.91
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.

Bessemer, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Bessemer, AL	Count	133	103	30
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	482.1	373.4	108.7	4.28
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	137	104	33
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	474.4	360.1	114.3	4.17
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	146	110	36
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	514.6	387.7	126.9	4.51
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	141	105	36
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	495.1	368.7	126.4	4.32
	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	Bessemer, AL	Count	145	109	36
	Bessemer, AL	Per 100,000	513.9	386.3	127.6	4.50
	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