Rainbow City, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rainbow City, AL Summary

Crime in Rainbow City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Rainbow City over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rainbow City:

  • There were 128 total crimes committed in Rainbow City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,261.1 total crimes per 100K people in Rainbow City.
  • The overall crime rate in Rainbow City is -45.74% below the national average.
  • Rainbow City ranks #84 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Rainbow City ranks #4,589 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Rainbow City Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rainbow City is 1,261.1 per 100,000 people. That's -45.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.32% lower than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rainbow City
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 128 1,261.1 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 1 9.9 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 39.4 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 11 108.4 453.6 369.8
Burglary 17 167.5 399.5 269.8
Larceny 94 926.1 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 59.1 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 117 1,152.7 2,136.8 1,954.4

Rainbow City Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Rainbow City

11
Violent Crimes
108.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Rainbow City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rainbow City is 108.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 922.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rainbow City each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.69% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.11% lower than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rainbow City

117
Property Crimes
1,152.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 117 property crimes in Rainbow City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rainbow City is 1,152.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rainbow City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.05% lower than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Rainbow City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8
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