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Gulf Shores, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Gulf Shores crime rate is higher than the Alabama average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #247

Gulf Shores, AL	2,621.83
Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Gulf Shores, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	1	7	6	27	127	515	23	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	9.2	64.1	54.9	247.1	1,162.3	4,713.1	210.5	NA	2,652
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	96.9	283.4	819.0	2,149.5	209.1	NA	1,714
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	4	5	42	97	531	21	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	39.1	48.9	410.4	947.9	5,189.1	205.2	NA	2,553
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.2	29.5	96.2	285.2	877.8	2,254.8	218.7	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	3	7	36	133	603	25	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	29.9	69.8	359.2	1,327.1	6,016.8	249.5	NA	2,906
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.1	26.9	104.1	311.8	984.7	2,312.8	204.8	NA	1,882
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	7	2	33	138	391	18	4
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	71.5	20.4	337.1	1,409.9	3,994.7	183.9	40.9	2,523
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	1	9	4	10	28	428	13	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	9.1	81.8	36.4	90.9	254.6	3,891.3	118.2	NA	1,850
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	28.2	99.6	244.2	879.4	2,415.6	221.8	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	8	3	11	51	511	8	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	73.1	27.4	100.5	465.9	4,667.9	73.1	0.0	1,943
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	1	19	6	7	57	497	8	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	9.1	173.0	54.6	63.7	518.9	4,524.4	72.8	NA	2,574
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	1	8	57	20	101	341	8	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	10.5	84.3	600.9	210.8	1,064.7	3,594.8	84.3	NA	3,165
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.9	33.4	159.9	245.8	979.5	2,684.6	307.5	NA	2,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	4	11	32	104	326	19	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	54.6	150.1	436.6	1,419.0	4,448.1	259.2	NA	2,886
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.3	35.9	153.5	227.6	969.1	2,644.3	322.7	NA	2,069
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	1	2	5	33	94	318	17	NA
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	15.8	31.6	79.0	521.1	1,484.3	5,021.3	268.4	NA	3,166
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.2	34.3	141.4	247.8	953.8	2,650.0	288.3	NA	2,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Gulf Shores, AL		-0.17
Alabama		11.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Gulf Shores, AL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	3.6	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Alabama	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Gulf Shores, AL	4.36
Alabama	2.91
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Gulf Shores, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	59	43	16
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	539.9	393.5	146.4	4.67
	Alabama	Per 100,000	337.1	226.5	110.6	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	60	43	17
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	586.3	420.2	166.1	5.03
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	53	40	13
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	541.5	408.7	132.8	4.75
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	48	36	12
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	436.4	327.3	109.1	3.82
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	51	39	12
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	465.9	356.3	109.6	4.11
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	54	40	14
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	491.6	364.1	127.4	4.28
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	52	40	12
	Gulf Shores, AL	Per 100,000	548.2	421.7	126.5	4.85
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	49	36	13
2005	Gulf Shores, AL	Count	42	31	11