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Alabama
44
State score · Elevated risk
404.7
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
1132
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Alabama
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 569
- Drought 156
- Heat 98
- Hail 81
- Tornado 80
Alabama parks ranked by safety
8 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Freedom Riders National Monument National Monument Calhoun County
#2 77
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Lowndes County
#3 71
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument National Monument Jefferson County
#4 71
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park National Military Park Tallapoosa County
#5 71
Little River Canyon National Preserve National Preserve DeKalb County
#6 71
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site National Historic Site Macon County
#7 71
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site National Historic Site Macon County
#8 53
Russell Cave National Monument National Monument Jackson County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.