These are Alabama’s 10 safest cities

Movoto has ranked Alabama’s 10 safest cities to help folks considering a move to Alabama find the best place for their families.

Movoto ranked Alabama cities of 10,000 or more by how well they stacked up on the 2013 FBI Uniform Crime Report’s statistics. Measuring the four categories of murders, violent crimes, property crimes, and total crimes, Movoto compiled a score from one to 54. The lower the score, the safer the city.

The ranking also provides a statistical likelihood of being a victim of any crime in Alabama’s cities, though the rankings are weighted depending on the severity of the crimes committed there in 2013. Murder, for example, is weighted slightly more heavily than total crimes.

Here are Alabama’s 10 safest cities, and the likelihood of being a victim of a crime there:

1. (tied) Vestavia Hills | 1:61
1. (tied) Helena | 1:93
3. Pelham | 1:49
4. Moody | 1:48
5. Alabaster | 1:46
6. Hartselle | 1:38
7. Athens | 1:31
8. Mountain Brook | 1:67
9. Daphne | 1:42
10. Hoover | 1:32

“Alabama may be known as the Heart of Dixie,” said Movoto’s Natalie Grigson, “but these 10 places are the heart of safety… or hearts of safety. You know what we mean.”

Visit Movoto to see the entire list.

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— Elizabeth BeShears (@LizEBeesh) January 21, 2015