Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Hoover has a violent crime rate of 133 per 100,000 residents, 65% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 79.4 per 100,000, robbery at 31.5, rape at 17.5. The murder rate is 4.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,243 per 100,000, 14% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,977, burglary at 149, vehicle theft at 117 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 18 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Hoover receives a safety grade of F.