According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Hayneville is safer than 61% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Alabama, only on the order of 31% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Hayneville. If you live in Hayneville, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 155. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 44.

However, when you compare Hayneville to other communities of similar population, then Hayneville crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Hayneville does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hayneville does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hayneville.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Hayneville has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Hayneville's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Hayneville; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.