The Crime In Alabama Report, January - December 2010
As a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout Alabama reported a decrease of 10 percent in the number of violent crimes reported in 2010 when compared to figures reported for 2009, according to the Crime in Alabama 2010 report issued in June 2011 by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC). This is 4.5 percent less than the national average reported in the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report for January – December 2010 which was released in May 2011. The violent crime category includes the Part I crimes of homicide, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
The number of property crimes in Alabama also decreased 5 percent from January to December of 2010, which is 2.2 percent less than the 2.8 percent decrease reported by the FBI on a national level when compared to data from the same time period in 2009. Property crimes include burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft. Arson, also a property crime, increased 83 percent in Alabama in 2010. This number may be reflective of a change in the mandatory submission method* for this offense effective on January 1, 2010. Arson is not included in property crime totals reported by the FBI but is instead listed as its own category.
Viewing the Crime In Alabama 2010 Report
Crime in Alabama, 2010, represented the 35th edition of the annual report produced by the Alabama Statistical Analysis Center which is housed at ACJIC.
To view easy-to-read charts and graphs showing the data for 2010 by arrest or by offense for individual counties or by the submitting law enforcement agency, please view ACJIC's interactive Crime in Alabama, 2010, Dashboards. We ask that you please be patient as these large documents download.
The full Crime in Alabama, 2010, report also is available for download in a searchable PDF format which also includes bookmarks.
The Part I Crime Overview portion of the report includes detailed statistics on the number of reported homicides, forcible rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults. Also included in the Part I Crime Overview section are detailed statistics on the reported property crimes of burglary, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
The State of Alabama Crime Trends 2006 - 2010 reflects the percent change within Alabama for consecutive years (each year compared to the prior year).
The Part II Crimes Overview portion of the report includes arrest information on the number of liquor and drug abuse arrests, and the number of drug sale and possession arrests.
The Law Enforcement Employee Data portion of the report provides statistics on the number of sworn law enforcement and civilian personnel working at the reporting Alabama law enforcement agencies in 2010, and it also includes data on the number of law enforcement officers killed or assaulted during the year.
The data presented in Appendix A reflects the arrests reported to ACJIC, itemized by municipal police department, by county Sheriff's office, by Drug Task force, and by University/College police departments. Appendix B reflects the crimes reported in each Alabama county, by law enforcement agencies. Appendix C indicates the percent change in offenses known to law enforcement for 2009 and 2010 by population group and region, respectively.
All data in this report represents a snapshot** of the number of crimes reported to ACJIC's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. State law mandates reporting of all crimes by state, county, and local law enforcement agencies.
* Arson reports were previously submitted by reporting law enforcement agencies in monthly summary paper format to ACJIC. Beginning January 1, 2010, the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission required that law enforcement agencies submit all Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics, including arsons, to the state's UCR repository maintained by ACJIC electronically rather than the historic "paper" method. ACJIC provided, at no cost to law enforcement agencies without the capability to already submit electronically, access to and training on its UCR Local Template for Reporting and Analysis (ULTRA) software which allows electronic UCR reports to be submitted to the state UCR repository. This electronic submission allows collection of offenses and arrests in greater detail than previous "paper" submission methods, and ACJIC can now extract arson data directly from offense reports submitted electronically; therefore, Alabama's arson statistics are more complete than in previous years.
Crime in Alabama, 2010, was issued by the Statistical Analysis Center, Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, 201 South Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130.
Please Note
** Individuals are cautioned against using these tabulations to draw conclusions by making direct comparisons between cities or individual agencies. The figures used in this report were submitted voluntarily by law enforcement agencies throughout Alabama. It is important to remember that crime is a social problem and, therefore, a concern of the entire community. The efforts of law enforcement are limited to factors within its control. Factors affecting crime, such as economic conditions of the area, transient population, culture, education, climate, attitudes of the victims toward crime and police, and crime reporting practices of citizens, are not measured by Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR). It therefore is difficult to draw conclusions or make valid comparisons between cities and jurisdictions using only the crime or arrest data in this publication which may lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents. Valid assessments are possible only with careful study and analysis of the range of unique conditions affecting each local law enforcement jurisdiction.
You may find the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center's Crime in Alabama publications below. The comprehensive annual publications are published as a part of Alabama's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Over 99 percent of Alabama's law enforcement agencies participate in the state's UCR program. It is important to note, however, that there are more law enforcement agencies than reporting agencies, as many small agencies report crime through their local county Sheriff's office.
What is Included in the Crime in Alabama Publication PDF
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Crime In Alabama Dashboards
ACJIC's Crime in Alabama Dashboards feature a high-level overview of 2009 crime and arrest statistics.
More detailed law enforcement agency, county, or city-specific information is not available through the dashboards, but instead is included in ACJIC's Crime in Alabama 2009 publication. (Please see PDF below)
Please be patient, it may take several seconds for the dashboard to launch (as much as 20 seconds).
Crime in Alabama, Special Reports
For more information, you may also visit the Justice Research and Statistics Association at www.jrsa.org.
Crime In the United States
You may find the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime in the United States publications online at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm. This comprehensive annual publication is produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States and is a part of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics also maintains statistics on a variety of issues, including corrections, victimization, prisons, jails, and the death penalty. This comprehensive site may be accessed at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/.
Crime Victim Statistics
National crime victim statistics are compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statics are available online at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm. The agency also provides information on help available in the form of compensation and assistance to reimburse victims for crime-related expenses. You may find out more online at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/topics/victimservices.htm.
The Alabama Statistical Analysis Center also publishes a yearly report on Juvenile Victims of Violent Crime in Alabama.
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You may also find out more about services available to victims of violent crime through the Alabama Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance. You may access this agency by calling 1-800-626-7676 or through its website, http://www.ago.state.al.us/victim.cfm.
Domestic Violence Crime Statistics
You may find details on national occurrences of domestic violence and sexual assault through the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center at http://www.jrsa.org/dvsa-drc/. Alabama-specific domestic violence statistics can be found in the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center's Domestic Violence in Alabama publications, which are produced by the Statistical Analysis Center.
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You also may obtain additional information about these crimes through the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, http://www.acadv.org/.
Drug-related Crime Statistics
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics maintains a website, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/drugs.htm, with national facts and statistics summarizing U.S. statistics about drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections. You also may access detailed national drug-trafficking and abuse trends through the U.S. Department of Justice's National Drug Intelligence Center website, http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/. This site includes analysis on the trafficking and distribution patterns of illicit drugs within the United States, and evaluates the threat posed by illegal drugs by comparing availability, production and cultivation, transportation, distribution and demand.
Alabama-specific drug-related statistics can be found in the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center's Crime in Alabama publications, which are produced by the Statistical Analysis Center. These charts show arrests for possession/sale of illegal drugs.
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Gang-related Crime Statistics
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has identified many resources to assist law enforcement and communities to address the issue of gangs. The agency's website, http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1593, includes statistics, guides and reports and links to other resources on this topic.
Hate Crime Statistics
Since 1995, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published a yearly Hate Crime Statistics publication presenting national data regarding incidents, offenses, victims and offenders in reported crimes that were motivated in whole or part by a bias against the victim's perceived race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. You may access these yearly reports online at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#hate. Alabama-specific statistics are available through the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center's Crime in Alabama yearly publication.
Juvenile Crime Statistics
National juvenile crime statistics are available in the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs publication, Statistical Briefing Book (SBB). This publication is designed to allow easy access to basic statistical information on juvenile offending victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system. You may access this publication online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/.
Alabama-specific statistics are available through the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center's Crime in Alabama yearly publication.
