In 2025, Huntsville police reported 934 violent crimes (399 per 100,000 residents), including 23 murders, 92 robberies and 711 aggravated assaults, plus 5,363 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 234,043. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 5 large Alabama cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AL0470100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1,239 | 2,420 | 84 | 4,399 | Totals |
| Montgomery | 645 | 1,256 | 60 | 2,905 | Totals |
| Mobile | 588 | 1,506 | 37 | 1,474 | Totals |
| Tuscaloosa | 479 | 559 | 15 | 2,374 | Totals |
| Huntsville | 399 | 934 | 23 | 2,291 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Huntsville's violent-crime rate of 399 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 14% higher than the Alabama rate (350) and 25% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 251 residents, or about 18 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Huntsville ranks 176th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 65th for murder (23 murders, 9.8 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 76% of Huntsville's violent crimes and robberies 10%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 2,291 per 100,000, 55% higher than Alabama overall. Huntsville police logged 492 vehicle thefts (210 per 100,000, 193rd of 351; Alabama: 162) and 578 burglaries (247 per 100,000, 14% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Birmingham, 81 miles south; its violent-crime rate (1,239) is 3.1 times Huntsville's.
Out-of-state cities near Huntsville's size (234,043 residents): McKinney, TX at 115 violent crimes per 100,000 and Richmond, VA at 441.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Huntsville had 399 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 14% higher than the statewide 350. It is 5th highest of the 5 Alabama cities on this site; Birmingham is highest at 1,239. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Huntsville police reported 23 murders for 2025, a rate of 9.8 per 100,000 residents. The Alabama rate was 8.5 and the national rate 4.1.
492 vehicles were reported stolen in Huntsville in 2025, 210 per 100,000 residents. That is 8% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 193rd of 351 cities on this site.