Most Dangerous Cities in Arizona

Top 43 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Phoenix at 799.6/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Arizona

Arizona lists 43 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Phoenix at 799.6/100K violent down to Oro Valley at 51.4/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 748.2/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 283.8 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Phoenix reported 13,296 violent and 38,666 property offenses on a 1,662,809 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 2325.3/100K sits beside the 799.6/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Phoenix, Show Low, Tucson, Glendale, Eloy.

Phoenix offense desk

Phoenix's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (68% of 13,296 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,233).

Phoenix's violent rate rose 1.9% vs 2023 (784.8 → 799.6 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Arizona highest-crime list.

Phoenix violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Phoenix 1,662,809 799.6/100K 2325.3/100K
2 F Show Low 12,341 737.4/100K 2260.8/100K
3 F Tucson 548,789 588.8/100K 3313.1/100K
4 D Glendale 255,512 488.4/100K 2670.7/100K
5 C Eloy 19,594 484.8/100K 969.7/100K
6 D Mesa 513,585 482.7/100K 1464.6/100K
7 D Tempe 191,376 470.3/100K 2893.8/100K
8 D Flagstaff 76,433 463.2/100K 2232/100K
9 D Bullhead City 43,923 455.3/100K 2192.5/100K
10 C Apache Junction 41,994 426.3/100K 1512.1/100K
11 C Yuma 101,989 423.6/100K 1247.2/100K
12 C Casa Grande 67,317 410/100K 1528.6/100K
13 C El Mirage 35,815 382.5/100K 1256.5/100K
14 C Avondale 94,911 369.8/100K 2241/100K
15 C Lake Havasu City 59,898 355.6/100K 1394/100K
16 C Prescott 48,339 335.1/100K 1117.1/100K
17 C Snowflake-Taylor 11,231 311.6/100K 1113/100K
18 C Coolidge 20,276 305.8/100K 1528.9/100K
19 B Payson 16,845 261.2/100K 1222.9/100K
20 B Peoria 201,056 254.7/100K 1205.1/100K
21 C Nogales 19,686 228.6/100K 3601.5/100K
22 B Prescott Valley 51,116 225/100K 768.8/100K
23 B Maricopa 75,614 224.8/100K 868.9/100K
24 B Cottonwood 13,441 223.2/100K 1168.1/100K
25 C Kingman 36,187 221.1/100K 3379.7/100K
26 B Sierra Vista 44,119 217.6/100K 1663.7/100K
27 B Camp Verde 12,597 182.6/100K 1135.2/100K
28 B Goodyear 116,892 182.2/100K 1462.9/100K
29 A Somerton 14,717 176.7/100K 530/100K
30 A Buckeye 114,513 166.8/100K 771.1/100K
31 B Scottsdale 245,237 152.5/100K 1875.3/100K
32 B Chandler 281,117 133.4/100K 1504.4/100K
33 A Gilbert 277,527 132.2/100K 968.2/100K
34 A Florence 23,354 119.9/100K 548.1/100K
35 A Queen Creek 82,639 119.8/100K 821.6/100K
36 A Marana 60,507 115.7/100K 1350.3/100K
37 A Surprise 163,202 109.1/100K 875.6/100K
38 A Sahuarita 37,049 91.8/100K 977.1/100K
39 A San Luis 38,809 87.6/100K 548.8/100K
40 A Paradise Valley 12,440 80.4/100K 988.7/100K
41 A Chino Valley 14,059 78.2/100K 469.5/100K
42 A Douglas 15,359 78.1/100K 1569.1/100K
43 A Oro Valley 48,680 51.4/100K 1148.3/100K

Arizona overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.