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Gulf Shores Crime Rate Report (Alabama)

Gulf Shores crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 18 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Gulf Shores for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Gulf Shores in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 11.79% and the city property crime rate in Gulf Shores was higher than the national property crime rate average by 11.17%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Gulf Shores was lower than the violent crime rate in Alabama by 17.04% and the city property crime rate in Gulf Shores was higher than the property crime rate in Alabama by 16.72%.

Property and Violent Crime
Gulf Shores Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Gulf Shores Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Gulf Shores Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault47
Arson1
Burglary19
Larceny and Theft280
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape4
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)348
Property Crime307
Violent Crime52
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault53
Arson1
Burglary1
Larceny and Theft254
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape7
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)301
Property Crime260
Violent Crime60

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Gulf Shores Property Crime

Gulf Shores Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Gulf Shores Crime 2025

Gulf Shores Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Gulf Shores Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Gulf Shores Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Gulf Shores, Alabama crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Gulf Shores crime report data for 2026 was projected from 18 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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