From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
MOODY — The National Council for Home Safety and Security released its 2020 Safest Cities in Alabama list, and Moody ranked in the top 10.
Using crime statistics by the FBI in 2018, the council measured crime per 1,000 citizens. The state of Alabama had a high violent crime rate of 5.20 per 1,000 and had a property crime rate of 28.17.
The safest city in Alabama is Mountain Brook, with a violent crime rate of 0.79 per 1,000.
Moody ranked in at No. 9 with a violent crime rate of 4.26 per 1,000. The entire report can be viewed online at Alarm.org.