State crime profile · 2024
Arizona Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 64 cities and 9 counties in Arizona (AZ), ranked safest to most dangerous from 127 reporting agencies.
- 428.6
- Violent / 100K
- 1,786
- Property / 100K
- 64
- Cities
- 9
- Counties
The verdict
Arizona's 428.6 violent crimes per 100,000 runs 22% above the U.S. average, making it higher-crime than most states.
- 428.6
- violent crimes per 100K
- +22%
- vs. the U.S. average
- 40th
- safest of 51 states & DC
- 1,786
- property crimes per 100K
How safe is Arizona? FBI UCR data snapshot
Arizona (AZ) reported 32,495 violent crimes and 135,423 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 127 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 428.6 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1786 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 7,582,384. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 64 Arizona cities and 9 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Arizona below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 383.8 to 428.6 per 100,000, a rise of 11.7%. City-level detail pages within Arizona include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
State figures roll up the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) submissions from local and county agencies across the state, then express them per 100,000 residents so one state can be compared with another. Statewide averages hide a great deal of variation: a handful of large cities often account for much of a state's reported violent crime, while most of its land area and population live with markedly lower rates. Reporting completeness also differs between states, so a year-over-year change can reflect which agencies filed data as much as any real shift on the ground. Read a state number as the broad backdrop, then drill into the city and county pages for the local detail that actually shapes day-to-day decisions.
How Arizona ranks nationally
Arizona vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
429 22nd percentile among 51 U.S. states
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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest Cities
Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate
Most Dangerous Cities
Top 50 by highest violent crime rate
Crime Trends
Multi-year charts & analysis
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,582,384 | 32,495 | 428.6 | 135,423 | 1786 |
| 2023 | 7,431,344 | 31,711 | 426.7 | 140,204 | 1886.7 |
| 2022 | 7,359,197 | 33,002 | 448.4 | 157,557 | 2141 |
| 2021 | 7,276,316 | 13,298 | 182.8 | 72,469 | 996 |
| 2020 | 7,421,401 | 35,356 | 476.4 | 164,700 | 2219.3 |
| 2019 | 7,278,717 | 32,571 | 447.5 | 175,760 | 2414.7 |
| 2018 | 7,171,646 | 33,531 | 467.5 | 192,047 | 2677.9 |
| 2017 | 7,016,270 | 35,766 | 509.8 | 205,397 | 2927.4 |
| 2016 | 6,931,071 | 31,809 | 458.9 | 206,881 | 2984.8 |
| 2015 | 6,828,065 | 29,918 | 438.2 | 206,618 | 3026 |
| 2014 | 6,731,484 | 25,838 | 383.8 | 211,584 | 3143.2 |
Cities in Arizona
Safest cities in Arizona
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Oro Valley 51.4
Oro Valley
51.4 /100K
- San Luis
San Luis
87.6 /100K
- Sahuarita
Sahuarita
91.8 /100K
- Surprise
Surprise
109.1 /100K
- Marana
Marana
115.7 /100K
- Queen Creek
Queen Creek
119.8 /100K
- Gilbert
Gilbert
132.2 /100K
- Chandler
Chandler
133.4 /100K
What this shows Oro Valley is the safest sizeable city in Arizona, at 51.4 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Arizona
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Phoenix
Phoenix
799.6 /100K
- Tucson
Tucson
588.8 /100K
- Glendale
Glendale
488.4 /100K
- Mesa
Mesa
482.7 /100K
- Tempe
Tempe
470.3 /100K
- Flagstaff
Flagstaff
463.2 /100K
- Bullhead City
Bullhead City
455.3 /100K
- Apache Junction
Apache Junction
426.3 /100K
What this shows Phoenix reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Arizona, at 799.6 per 100,000.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1,662,809 | 799.6 | F |
| Tucson | 548,789 | 588.8 | F |
| Mesa | 513,585 | 482.7 | D |
| Chandler | 281,117 | 133.4 | B |
| Gilbert | 277,527 | 132.2 | A |
| Glendale | 255,512 | 488.4 | D |
| Scottsdale | 245,237 | 152.5 | B |
| Peoria | 201,056 | 254.7 | B |
| Tempe | 191,376 | 470.3 | D |
| Surprise | 163,202 | 109.1 | A |
| Goodyear | 116,892 | 182.2 | B |
| Buckeye | 114,513 | 166.8 | A |
| Yuma | 101,989 | 423.6 | C |
| Avondale | 94,911 | 369.8 | C |
| Queen Creek | 82,639 | 119.8 | A |
| Flagstaff | 76,433 | 463.2 | D |
| Maricopa | 75,614 | 224.8 | B |
| Casa Grande | 67,317 | 410 | C |
| Marana | 60,507 | 115.7 | A |
| Lake Havasu City | 59,898 | 355.6 | C |
| Prescott Valley | 51,116 | 225 | B |
| Oro Valley | 48,680 | 51.4 | A |
| Prescott | 48,339 | 335.1 | C |
| Sierra Vista | 44,119 | 217.6 | B |
| Bullhead City | 43,923 | 455.3 | D |
| Apache Junction | 41,994 | 426.3 | C |
| San Luis | 38,809 | 87.6 | A |
| Sahuarita | 37,049 | 91.8 | A |
| Kingman | 36,187 | 221.1 | C |
| El Mirage | 35,815 | 382.5 | C |
| Florence | 23,354 | 119.9 | A |
| Coolidge | 20,276 | 305.8 | C |
| Nogales | 19,686 | 228.6 | C |
| Eloy | 19,594 | 484.8 | C |
| Payson | 16,845 | 261.2 | B |
| Douglas | 15,359 | 78.1 | A |
| Somerton | 14,717 | 176.7 | A |
| Chino Valley | 14,059 | 78.2 | A |
| Cottonwood | 13,441 | 223.2 | B |
| Camp Verde | 12,597 | 182.6 | B |
| Paradise Valley | 12,440 | 80.4 | A |
| Show Low | 12,341 | 737.4 | F |
| Snowflake-Taylor | 11,231 | 311.6 | C |
| Sedona | 9,861 | 314.4 | C |
| Winslow | 8,362 | 813.2 | F |
| Wickenburg | 8,343 | 107.9 | A |
| Page | 7,288 | 548.8 | F |
| Globe | 7,156 | 810.5 | F |
| Tolleson | 7,141 | 1,008.3 | F |
| Litchfield Park | 6,881 | 101.7 | A |
| Thatcher | 5,546 | 72.1 | A |
| Clarkdale | 5,061 | 19.8 | A+ |
| Bisbee | 5,019 | 99.6 | A |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | 4,246 | 1,201.1 | F |
| Williams | 3,549 | 619.9 | F |
| Parker | 3,393 | 353.7 | C |
| St. Johns | 3,343 | 628.2 | D |
| Willcox | 3,194 | 407 | C |
| Colorado City | 2,826 | 318.5 | C |
| Wellton | 2,638 | 37.9 | A+ |
| Superior | 2,621 | 267.1 | C |
| Quartzsite | 2,382 | 209.9 | C |
| Fredonia | 1,299 | 0 | A+ |
| Jerome | 459 | 435.7 | D |
Counties in Arizona
Largest counties in Arizona, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Pima
Pima
72.7 /100K
- Pinal
Pinal
59 /100K
- Yavapai
Yavapai
100.3 /100K
- Mohave
Mohave
96.6 /100K
- Yuma
Yuma
66.2 /100K
- Navajo
Navajo
62.8 /100K
- Apache
Apache
71.2 /100K
- Gila
Gila
101.4 /100K
Nearby States
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Explore Arizona crime data
Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
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Using PlainCrime rankings responsibly
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