CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Montgomery Police Department

Crime in Montgomery, AL

The violent crime rate in Montgomery is 611 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 40% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −16% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

611 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,191 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−16% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,423 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,719 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,034 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,910 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 194,775, 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 Montgomery sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

611

Montgomery has the 74th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 228 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
North Charleston, SC63369
Tallahassee, FL63370
New York, NY62571
Long Beach, CA62172
Louisville, KY61273
Montgomery, AL61174
Davenport, IA61175
Syracuse, NY61176
Worcester, MA60077
Lakewood, CO59078
Spokane, WA58179

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

Montgomery 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 Montgomery Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Montgomery 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 Montgomery, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Columbus, GA, 82 miles away.

Montgomery and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Montgomery, AL611
Columbus, GA41982 mi
Birmingham, AL1,15987 mi
Walton County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map155119 mi
Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map114122 mi
Atlanta, GA796145 mi
Huntsville, AL351164 mi
Leon County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map501174 mi
Tallahassee, FL633177 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, 239 reported123−38% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 47 reported24−15% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,667 reported1,369−22% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,191 reported611no change vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 717 reported368−30% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 141 reported72−11% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent239123—−38%
HomicideViolent4724—−15%
TheftProperty2,6671,369—−22%
BurglaryProperty1,191611—no change
Vehicle theftProperty717368—−30%
Theft from vehiclesProperty14172—−11%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Montgomery 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 (43rd highest rate of 155), robbery (27th highest rate of 152) and burglary (7th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −16%

050100150200SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug112107
Violent crimes per month in Montgomery, AL, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025117Sep 2024118
Oct 202567Oct 2024125
Nov 202585Nov 2024117
Dec 202579Dec 2024156
Jan 202679Jan 202587
Feb 2026100Feb 2025117
Mar 2026118Mar 2025107
Apr 2026115Apr 202591
May 202691May 2025150
Jun 2026119Jun 2025126
Jul 2026109Jul 2025123
Aug 2026112Aug 2025107

Homicides −15%

0246810SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug54
Homicides per month in Montgomery, AL, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20256Sep 20241
Oct 20253Oct 20244
Nov 20256Nov 20244
Dec 20252Dec 20243
Jan 20262Jan 20252
Feb 20261Feb 20256
Mar 20264Mar 20255
Apr 20266Apr 20255
May 20263May 20257
Jun 20267Jun 20256
Jul 20262Jul 20258
Aug 20265Aug 20254

30 in 2026 through August, 43 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Montgomery, AL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261123285
Jul 20261093282
Jun 20261193807
May 2026913933
Apr 20261153756
Mar 20261183384
Feb 20261003551
Jan 2026793972
Dec 2025794222
Nov 2025854166
Oct 2025674793
Sep 20251175086
Aug 20251075304
Jul 20251235038
Jun 20251264776
May 20251505087
Apr 2025914725
Mar 20251074285
Feb 20251174386
Jan 2025874802
Dec 20241564893
Nov 20241174814
Oct 20241255274
Sep 20241184581
Aug 20241294822
Jul 20241655998
Jun 20241605967
May 202435823
Apr 20248292
Mar 20241254733
Feb 2024261244
Jan 20249350
Nov 2023774261
Oct 202310720
Sep 20233140
Aug 20233140

How Montgomery compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
67Fort Lauderdale, FL6392,699191,199Aug 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
183Providence, RI2951,517195,376Jun 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
271Charlotte County, FL (Sheriff)118543194,478Oct 2026
285Frederick County, MD (Sheriff)95533193,550Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Montgomery in population, Montgomery 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
37Atlanta, GA7962,712525,939Sep 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
70Tallahassee, FL6332,444206,918Aug 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
100Leon County, FL (Sheriff)5011,46390,342Jul 2026
120Columbus, GA4191,802200,622Sep 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
247Walton County, FL (Sheriff)15546484,629Sep 2026
275Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114331190,022Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Montgomery 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 Montgomery side by side with Birmingham, Huntsville or Providence, 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; Montgomery’s rate is 81% above the state’s.

BirminghamHuntsville

All 3 cities in Alabama

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Montgomery safe?

By reported violent crime, Montgomery is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 611 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −16% 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 Montgomery?

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

What is the crime rate in Montgomery?

611 violent and 2,423 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,910 incidents reported to Montgomery Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 239 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,191 burglaries, 141 thefts from vehicles and 2,667 other thefts.

Is crime in Montgomery going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −16% and property crime −19% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Montgomery had in 2026?

Montgomery Police Department reported 30 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 43 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 47, or 24 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Montgomery Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AL0030100). 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 Montgomery

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat239123−38%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,191611no change
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included14172−11%
Vehicle theft717368−30%

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

AL0030100
Source
Montgomery Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AL0030100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to August 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Montgomery 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)