CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Huntsville Police Department

Crime in Huntsville, AL

The violent crime rate in Huntsville is 351 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 20% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −13% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Huntsville, Alabama, seen across the lake in Big Spring Park.
Photo: Anivron, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

351 per 100,000 residents, per year

821 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−13% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,037 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,767 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,388 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,588 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 234,043, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Huntsville sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

351

Huntsville has the 154th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 148 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Huntsville; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
St. Lucie County, FL (Sheriff)359149
Columbia, MO358150
Brownsville, TX357151
Bradenton, FL355152
Columbus, OH355153
Huntsville, AL351154
Chula Vista, CA351155
Sioux Falls, SD347156
Miami, FL345157
Arlington, TX345158
Omaha, NE342159

The places closest to Huntsville in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Huntsville crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Huntsville Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Huntsville with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Huntsville, 7 have a higher violent crime rate and 1 a lower one. The closest is Birmingham, AL, 81 miles away.

Huntsville and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Huntsville, AL351
Birmingham, AL1,15981 mi
Chattanooga, TN70585 mi
Nashville, TN828102 mi
Clarksville, TN313134 mi
Atlanta, GA796144 mi
Montgomery, AL611164 mi
Knoxville, TN633177 mi
Columbus, GA419183 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 88 reported38−13% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 19 reported8.1−32% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 3,130 reported1,337−5% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 654 reported279−29% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 553 reported236−2% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 415 reported177−21% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent8838—−13%
HomicideViolent198.1—−32%
TheftProperty3,1301,337—−5%
Theft from vehiclesProperty654279—−29%
BurglaryProperty553236—−2%
Vehicle theftProperty415177—−21%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Huntsville Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (104th highest rate of 155), robbery (106th highest rate of 152) and burglary (66th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −13%

050100150SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug8593
Violent crimes per month in Huntsville, AL, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202589Sep 202479
Oct 202570Oct 202481
Nov 202554Nov 202468
Dec 202582Dec 202482
Jan 202662Jan 202577
Feb 202637Feb 202562
Mar 202666Mar 202579
Apr 202680Apr 202581
May 202655May 2025110
Jun 202667Jun 202567
Jul 202674Jul 202570
Aug 202685Aug 202593

Homicides −32%

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Homicides per month in Huntsville, AL, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20253Sep 20241
Oct 20251Oct 20244
Nov 20251Nov 20244
Dec 20251Dec 20242
Jan 20260Jan 20252
Feb 20261Feb 20252
Mar 20261Mar 20253
Apr 20263Apr 20251
May 20260May 20253
Jun 20263Jun 20252
Jul 20263Jul 20250
Aug 20262Aug 20254

13 in 2026 through August, 17 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Huntsville, AL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026853702
Jul 2026743883
Jun 2026674553
May 2026553970
Apr 2026803973
Mar 2026663761
Feb 2026372861
Jan 2026623800
Dec 2025824571
Nov 2025544131
Oct 2025704271
Sep 2025894213
Aug 2025934854
Jul 2025705270
Jun 2025674842
May 20251105273
Apr 2025814501
Mar 2025794313
Feb 2025623412
Jan 2025774132
Dec 2024823992
Nov 2024684314
Oct 2024814244
Sep 2024794201
Aug 20241024151
Jul 20241015061
Jun 2024995281
May 20241274972
Apr 2024975011
Mar 2024884671
Feb 2024874411
Jan 2024944500
Dec 2023844730
Nov 2023634170
Oct 2023754011
Sep 2023954420

How Huntsville compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
254Hialeah, FL1461,347238,769Aug 2026
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Huntsville in population, Huntsville included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026

All 3 places in Alabama on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
37Atlanta, GA7962,712525,939Sep 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
68Knoxville, TN6332,046200,645Aug 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
120Columbus, GA4191,802200,622Sep 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026
224Southaven, MS2201,38958,174Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Huntsville by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Huntsville side by side with Birmingham, Montgomery or McKinney, or with any other place.

Other cities in Alabama

2 city pages, closest first

Alabama as a whole has 338 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Huntsville’s rate is about the same as the state’s.

BirminghamMontgomery

All 3 cities in Alabama

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Huntsville safe?

By reported violent crime, Huntsville is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 351 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −13% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Huntsville?

This site does not have one for Huntsville. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Huntsville compares with nearby places such as Birmingham, AL instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Huntsville?

351 violent and 2,037 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,588 incidents reported to Huntsville Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 88 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 553 burglaries, 654 thefts from vehicles and 3,130 other thefts.

Is crime in Huntsville going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −13% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Huntsville had in 2026?

Huntsville Police Department reported 13 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 17 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 19, or 8 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Huntsville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AL0470100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Huntsville

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat8838−13%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal553236−2%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included654279−29%
Vehicle theft415177−21%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

AL0470100
Source
Huntsville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AL0470100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Huntsville Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)