Which county in Alabama has the lowest violent crime rate?

Hale has the lowest violent crime rate in Alabama, at 31.4 per 100k.

What is the violent crime rate in Hale?

Hale is ranked #1 in Alabama for violent crime rate, at 31.4 per 100k.

Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Alabama (2026)

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Alabama

Top 25 of 67 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Alabama

Rank	County	Value
01	Hale31.4 per 100k County page
02	Morgan71.9 per 100k County page
03	Shelby89.2 per 100k County page
04	Lamar89.9 per 100k County page
05	Geneva96.0 per 100k County page
06	DeKalb100.8 per 100k County page
07	Jackson102.8 per 100k County page
08	Marshall114.9 per 100k County page
09	Winston115.1 per 100k County page
10	Fayette119.2 per 100k County page
11	Lawrence122.2 per 100k County page
12	Elmore122.9 per 100k County page
13	Russell124.0 per 100k County page
14	Cleburne135.3 per 100k County page
15	Choctaw139.5 per 100k County page
16	Baldwin147.7 per 100k County page
17	Sumter151.5 per 100k County page
18	Cullman157.4 per 100k County page
19	Madison166.0 per 100k County page
20	Marion172.2 per 100k County page
21	Conecuh174.9 per 100k County page
22	Colbert179.5 per 100k County page
23	Pickens190.4 per 100k County page
24	Wilcox195.4 per 100k County page
25	Perry199.3 per 100k County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Alabama counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Alabama has the lowest violent crime rate?: Hale has the lowest violent crime rate in Alabama, at 31.4 per 100k.
What is the violent crime rate in Hale?: Hale is ranked #1 in Alabama for violent crime rate, at 31.4 per 100k.
How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?: Counties in Alabama are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.