In 2025, Montgomery police reported 1,256 violent crimes (645 per 100,000 residents), including 60 murders, 317 robberies and 869 aggravated assaults, plus 5,659 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 194,775. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 5 large Alabama cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AL0030100, 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.
Montgomery's violent-crime rate of 645 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 84% higher than the Alabama rate (350) and 2 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 155 residents, or about 24.2 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Montgomery ranks 87th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 4th for murder (60 murders, 30.8 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 69% of Montgomery's violent crimes and robberies 25%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,905 per 100,000, 2 times Alabama overall. Montgomery police logged 1,010 vehicle thefts (519 per 100,000, 58th of 351; Alabama: 162) and 1,250 burglaries (642 per 100,000, 3 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Columbus, 82 miles east in Georgia; its violent-crime rate (366) is 43% lower than Montgomery's.
Out-of-state cities near Montgomery's size (194,775 residents): Providence, RI at 287 violent crimes per 100,000 and Chattanooga, TN at 680.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Montgomery had 645 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 84% higher than the statewide 350. It is 2nd 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.
Montgomery police reported 60 murders for 2025, a rate of 30.8 per 100,000 residents. The Alabama rate was 8.5 and the national rate 4.1.
1,010 vehicles were reported stolen in Montgomery in 2025, 519 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.7 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 58th of 351 cities on this site.