Troy Alabama

Troy, Alabama has recorded 20 homicides over the tracked period, with 22 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #247 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 10% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 2 of those incidents, while 11 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 50% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - type unknown, knife/cutting instrument as the next-most-frequent categories. Reporting is dominated by Troy Police Department, which filed 20 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs 78% below the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Alabama's statewide firearms policy — the Habitual Offender Act — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Alabama state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Alabama coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.