Crime & Safety in Auburn
Auburn's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension between an older, harsher NeighborhoodScout figure and a more favorable, more recently dated 2026 DoorProfit figure showing overall crime running 7% below the national average.
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Learn moreAn older NeighborhoodScout figure reads more harshly
An older-dated NeighborhoodScout figure cites Auburn's crime rate at 11 per 1,000 residents, describing it as "considerably higher than the national average," with a 1-in-92 chance of victimization for violent or property crime combined -- itself a comparatively favorable odds figure relative to several other Alabama markets in this dataset.
A more recently dated 2026 figure reads more favorably
A separate, more recently dated 2026 DoorProfit figure instead describes Auburn's overall crime rate as running 7% below the national average, with an overall C+ safety grade -- a real, disclosed tension with the older NeighborhoodScout figure, possibly reflecting genuine year-over-year improvement, different methodology, or both.
Check a specific address with more than one source
Given the real spread between these two sources, anyone evaluating a specific Auburn address should check more than one crime-data source rather than relying on either figure alone.
Key takeaways
- An older NeighborhoodScout figure cites Auburn's crime rate as "considerably higher than the national average" (11/1,000, 1-in-92 victim odds).
- A more recently dated 2026 DoorProfit figure instead shows overall crime 7% below the national average, with a C+ safety grade.
- Both figures are disclosed rather than reconciled -- check a specific address with more than one source given this real, disclosed tension.
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