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Selma Crime Rate Report (Alabama)

Selma crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Selma for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Selma in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 120% and the city property crime rate in Selma was higher than the national property crime rate average by 21.69%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Selma was higher than the violent crime rate in Alabama by 106.91% and the city property crime rate in Selma was higher than the property crime rate in Alabama by 27.77%.

Property and Violent Crime
Selma Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Selma Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Selma Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault96
Arson5
Burglary73
Larceny and Theft195
Motor Vehicle Theft30
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape2
Robbery12
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)861
Property Crime298
Violent Crime115
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault91
Arson12
Burglary3
Larceny and Theft42
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape3
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)612
Property Crime49
Violent Crime103

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Selma Property Crime

Selma Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Selma Crime 2025

Selma Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Selma Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Selma Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Selma, 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 Selma crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 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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