Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Hoover has a violent crime rate of 78 per 100,000 residents, 79% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 55.2 per 100,000, robbery at 9.8, rape at 9.8. The murder rate is 3.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,272 per 100,000, 35% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,126, burglary at 78, vehicle theft at 67 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 18 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Hoover receives a safety grade of F.