State profile
Alabama
705 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Alabama in 2025, or 13.7 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 11th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2021 | 411 |
| 2022 | 670 |
| 2023 | 709 |
| 2024 | 626 |
| 2025 | 705 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 705 | 13.68 | 24% | 99.3% | 310 | 170 |
| 2024 | 626 | 12.26 | 24% | 99.0% | 355 | 162 |
| 2023 | 709 | 14.35 | 22% | 96.7% | 313 | 174 |
| 2022 | 670 | 13.72 | 20% | 96.3% | 333 | 154 |
| 2021 | 411 | 9.17 | 17% | 89.0% | 186 | 89 |
| 2020 | 53 | 2.12 | 21% | 50.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0.30 | 80% | 34.4% | — | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 0.23 | 33% | 27.2% | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0.19 | 50% | 22.0% | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.10 | 0% | 20.9% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Sheriff's Office AL0010000 | County | Jefferson | 32 | 148 | |
| 2 | Huntsville Police Department AL0470100 | City police | Limestone, Madison | 26 | 48 | |
| 3 | Birmingham Police Department AL0010200 | City police | Jefferson, Shelby | 25 | 153 | |
| 4 | Lee County Sheriff's Office AL0430000 | County | Lee | 24 | 114 | |
| 5 | Mobile Police Department AL0020100 | City police | Mobile | 20 | 69 | |
| 6 | Prattville Police Department AL0040100 | City police | Autauga, Elmore | 20 | 37 | |
| 7 | Madison County Sheriff's Office AL0470000 | County | Madison | 19 | 44 | |
| 8 | Blount County Sheriff's Office AL0080000 | County | Blount | 18 | 44 | |
| 9 | Enterprise Police Department AL0190200 | City police | Coffee, Dale | 15 | 41 | |
| 10 | Limestone County Sheriff's Office AL0440000 | County | Limestone | 15 | 15 | |
| 11 | Jasper Police Department AL0640100 | City police | Walker | 12 | 70 | |
| 12 | Tuscaloosa Police Department AL0630100 | City police | Tuscaloosa | 12 | 44 | |
| 13 | Calhoun County Sheriff's Office AL0110000 | County | Calhoun | 12 | 38 | |
| 14 | Daleville Police Department AL0260200 | City police | Dale | 12 | 16 | |
| 15 | Eufaula Police Department AL0060100 | City police | Barbour | 11 | 37 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 448 law enforcement agencies in Alabama, 434 of which report through NIBRS.
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