Arizona Crime Grades: A-F Safety Ratings for 64 Cities (2024)

Statewide grade C

64 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 42/100 (Average).

What is Arizona’s crime safety grade?

Arizona earned an overall safety grade of C (score: 42/100, Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 428.6 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1786 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 64 Arizona cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 64 graded Arizona cities, 3 earned A+, 17 earned A, 10 received B, 18 landed at C, 7 received D, and 9 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Fredonia with a A+ grade (score: 99/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Tolleson with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1008.3/100K).

Roughly 31% of graded cities in Arizona achieved an A or A+ rating, while 25% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Arizona and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

3 cities

17 cities

10 cities

18 cities

7 cities

9 cities

Fredonia

0
Clarkdale

19.8
Wellton

37.9
Chino Valley

78.2
Thatcher

72.1
San Luis

87.6
Oro Valley

51.4
Bisbee

99.6

What this shows Fredonia reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Arizona. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the Arizona average of 428.6. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Fredonia	99	0/100K	77/100K	1,299
2	A+	Clarkdale	93	19.8/100K	553.3/100K	5,061
3	A+	Wellton	93	37.9/100K	341.2/100K	2,638
4	A	Chino Valley	88	78.2/100K	469.5/100K	14,059
5	A	Thatcher	87	72.1/100K	649.1/100K	5,546
6	A	San Luis	86	87.6/100K	548.8/100K	38,809
7	A	Oro Valley	85	51.4/100K	1148.3/100K	48,680
8	A	Bisbee	85	99.6/100K	637.6/100K	5,019
9	A	Paradise Valley	83	80.4/100K	988.7/100K	12,440
10	A	Florence	83	119.9/100K	548.1/100K	23,354
11	A	Sahuarita	82	91.8/100K	977.1/100K	37,049
12	A	Litchfield Park	82	101.7/100K	944.6/100K	6,881
13	A	Wickenburg	82	107.9/100K	863/100K	8,343
14	A	Surprise	81	109.1/100K	875.6/100K	163,202
15	A	Queen Creek	81	119.8/100K	821.6/100K	82,639
16	A	Douglas	78	78.1/100K	1569.1/100K	15,359
17	A	Gilbert	78	132.2/100K	968.2/100K	277,527
18	A	Somerton	78	176.7/100K	530/100K	14,717
19	A	Marana	77	115.7/100K	1350.3/100K	60,507
20	A	Buckeye	77	166.8/100K	771.1/100K	114,513
21	B	Chandler	74	133.4/100K	1504.4/100K	281,117
22	B	Camp Verde	72	182.6/100K	1135.2/100K	12,597
23	B	Prescott Valley	71	225/100K	768.8/100K	51,116
24	B	Maricopa	70	224.8/100K	868.9/100K	75,614
25	B	Goodyear	69	182.2/100K	1462.9/100K	116,892
26	B	Scottsdale	68	152.5/100K	1875.3/100K	245,237
27	B	Cottonwood	68	223.2/100K	1168.1/100K	13,441
28	B	Sierra Vista	64	217.6/100K	1663.7/100K	44,119
29	B	Peoria	64	254.7/100K	1205.1/100K	201,056
30	B	Payson	63	261.2/100K	1222.9/100K	16,845
31	C	Snowflake-Taylor	59	311.6/100K	1113/100K	11,231
32	C	Sedona	57	314.4/100K	1298/100K	9,861
33	C	Prescott	57	335.1/100K	1117.1/100K	48,339
34	C	Coolidge	56	305.8/100K	1528.9/100K	20,276
35	C	Quartzsite	54	209.9/100K	2854.7/100K	2,382
36	C	Parker	53	353.7/100K	1385.2/100K	3,393
37	C	Colorado City	52	318.5/100K	1840.1/100K	2,826
38	C	Lake Havasu City	52	355.6/100K	1394/100K	59,898
39	C	El Mirage	51	382.5/100K	1256.5/100K	35,815
40	C	Kingman	48	221.1/100K	3379.7/100K	36,187
41	C	Nogales	47	228.6/100K	3601.5/100K	19,686
42	C	Yuma	47	423.6/100K	1247.2/100K	101,989
43	C	Superior	46	267.1/100K	3128.6/100K	2,621
44	C	Casa Grande	46	410/100K	1528.6/100K	67,317
45	C	Willcox	45	407/100K	1690.7/100K	3,194
46	C	Avondale	44	369.8/100K	2241/100K	94,911
47	C	Apache Junction	44	426.3/100K	1512.1/100K	41,994
48	C	Eloy	43	484.8/100K	969.7/100K	19,594
49	D	Mesa	39	482.7/100K	1464.6/100K	513,585
50	D	Bullhead City	36	455.3/100K	2192.5/100K	43,923
51	D	Flagstaff	34	463.2/100K	2232/100K	76,433
52	D	St. Johns	29	628.2/100K	927.3/100K	3,343
53	D	Tempe	28	470.3/100K	2893.8/100K	191,376
54	D	Glendale	28	488.4/100K	2670.7/100K	255,512
55	D	Jerome	27	435.7/100K	3485.8/100K	459
56	F	Williams	16	619.9/100K	2535.9/100K	3,549
57	F	Page	15	548.8/100K	5200.3/100K	7,288
58	F	Tucson	12	588.8/100K	3313.1/100K	548,789
59	F	Show Low	10	737.4/100K	2260.8/100K	12,341
60	F	Phoenix	10	799.6/100K	2325.3/100K	1,662,809
61	F	Pinetop-Lakeside	2	1201.1/100K	3155.9/100K	4,246
62	F	Globe	0	810.5/100K	5408/100K	7,156
63	F	Winslow	0	813.2/100K	3635.5/100K	8,362
64	F	Tolleson	0	1008.3/100K	9158.4/100K	7,141

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Arizona's overall crime safety grade?

Arizona has an overall safety grade of C (score: 42/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 428.6 per 100K and property crime rate of 1786 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Arizona have an A+ safety grade?

3 cities in Arizona earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 17 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Arizona?

Fredonia is the highest-rated city in Arizona with a A+ grade (score: 99/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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