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Alabama Quick Facts
CapitalMontgomery
Population (2008)4,661,900
Most Populous CityBirmingham
GovernorBob Riley
Lt. GovernorJim Folsom, Jr.
Chief JusticeSue Bell Cobb
MottoAudemus jura nostra defendere
2008 Alabama Crime Statistics
 AlabamaNationwide
Violent crime6,541510,195
Property crime24,4961,455,077
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter31510,770
Forcible rape35618,686
Robbery2,047112,608
Aggravated assault3,823368,131
Burglary4,110267,687
Larceny-theft19,1921,092,018
Motor vehicle theft1,06784,208
Arson12711,164
Other assaults26,5901,085,308
Forgery and counterfeiting1,81874,133
Fraud8,381191,934
Embezzlement15317,618
Stolen property
(buying, receiving, possessing)		2,29589,030
Vandalism2,277228,025
Weapons
(carrying, possessing, etc.)		1,546146,347
Prostitution and commercialized vice26064,843
Sex offenses
(except forcible rape and prostitution)		58264,256
Drug abuse violations16,4881,464,014
Gambling588,096
Offenses against the family and children1,05587,197
Driving under the influence14,9911,171,935
Liquor laws6,077511,884
Drunkenness11,087474,378
Disorderly conduct4,862529,929
Vagrancy30026,325
All other offenses
(except traffic)		81,9443,469,174
Suspicion-1,259
Curfew and loitering law violations32104,168
Runaways35984,054
Source: "Crime in the United States, 2008" - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; (September 2009)
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