From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
A few area municipalities made the Top 5 on a website’s recent list of the 20 safest cities in Alabama.
According to Safewise.com Argo and Margaret were among the safest cities in the state to live according to data mined from the most recent FBI crime report along with information regarding the most recent population data.
With only 1.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, and 5.08 property crimes per 1,000 residents, Margaret is the second safest city in the state.
The only city that ranked higher in the list was Heflin, despite having a higher violent crime rate than Margaret.
According to the website, Margaret held the top spot the last time it compiled a list of Alabama’s safest cities.
Coming in at No. 4 on the ranking is Argo. According to Safewise.com, the city boasts the lower level of violent crimes on the list (0.24 per 1,000 residents) and a property crime rate of 8.54 per 1,000.
Argo previously held the No. 3 spot, taken by Helena after it fell from No. 2.
“It just goes to show to show our officers are doing there job to keep our city safe,” Argo Mayor Betty Bradley said .
Argo Police Chief James Downing attributes his city’s safety to an emphasis on “community policing.”
He said on each shift Argo officers spend time familiarizing themselves with Argo neighborhoods and getting to know the city’s residents.
Also, he said crime is kept low in Argo by neighborhood watch committees.
Not counted in the recent ranking were Alabama towns with fewer than 2,500 residents and cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI.
In the website’s ranking, violent crimes included aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery. Property crimes included burglary, arson, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft.
The full list of the 20 safest cities to reside in Alabama is as follows:
1. Heflin
2. Margaret
3. Helena
4. Argo
5. Clayton
6. Priceville
7. Hokes Bluff
8. Vestavia Hills
9. Mountain Brook
10. Southside
11. Pleasant Grove
12. Fultondale
13. Odenville
14. Headland
15. Moulton
16. Fayette
17. New Hope
18. Moody
19. Hamilton
20. Livingston
26 Comments
Michael Shane Humphryes
Jim Stick literally just talked about this haha
Kaila Kristine Cherry
Brooke Naramore McKinney
Nina Cole
Now I know where to look!
Brooke Naramore McKinney
Love!
Louis Souleotes
Makes sense. Probably two of the heaviest armed city’s in the state.
Kirstan Tyler Parr
Brian H Parr
Heather Reid
Kirstan Tyler Parr what about trussville… I’ve been looking at so many cute houses & claire already has friends at Payne.
April Cleveland
Sarah Trammell Micah Wolverton
Kirstan Tyler Parr
Brooklyn Parr Greenwood barely beat us
Diana Katrina Ingram
The population is like 2000… to call it a city in comparison to Birmingham or Trussville is over board…..
Lynne Easter Barden
Melissa Dailey Hettich
Sara Hettich
Brad Hettich
Chantel Lacoste Gray
I don’t see Ashville on the list
Leah Armbrust
Bc if you go through there (Argo, Margaret), you have about an 80% chance of getting pulled over lol So most ppl try to avoid it unless they live there of course
Kristy McMurray
Steven Mcmurray
Leah Armbrust
It might be because of that elderly man being shot and killed by his son a few months ago
Emmett Haislip
So glad to hear. My son and family live there.
Sam Modder
Probably everybody over the age of 18 carries a firearm.
Alyson Akers
Michael LeBlanc Akers
Jessica Simmons
Kayleen Simmons
Kayla Wilbourn
Scott Wilbourn
Kati Jenkins Bullock
Kathy Forrester Nicole Forrester Taylor headland made the list too! (Margaret) is where we live.
Stacy Baker Anderson did you see this?
Stacy Baker Anderson
Yes! All surrounding cities 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Crystal Johnson
Jai Danielle lol
Leah Scharf Miller
I got pulled over one time a few years ago and I swear the officer smelled like he had been rolling in alcohol
Alex McDonald
Brooke Thompson
Sharon Waine McQueen
I love my town of Argo. And if the police are out in force and looking for those to pull over that is great. Just another deterrent for crime.