CrimeMetric

Crime in Arizona

Major crime across Arizona is 6% above the U.S. rate per resident: 25% higher for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 3.2% from a year earlier. Of the 1 place below, 1 is more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
106
6% above the U.S. rate
down 3.2% in a year
Persons crimes
125
25% above the U.S. rate
up 2.1% in a year
Property crimes
102
about the U.S. rate
down 4.5% in a year
Social disorder
117
17% above the U.S. rate
about flat in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Arizona, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst Arizona
Phoenix15344% higher

The largest places in Arizona that we publish so far, largest first. More are added in batches.

Crime by type

Shoplifting is highest, at 1.5 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in Arizona, including towns and unincorporated areas, against the U.S. rate per resident.

Persons crimes

Aggravated assault130
Murder123
Rape / sexual assault116
Robbery103

Property crimes

Shoplifting152
Burglary95
Other larceny90
Motor vehicle theft85
Theft from vehicle83

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol135
Simple assault127
Weapons violations118
Disorderly conduct116
Trespassing116
Intimidation94
Vandalism88

How crime varies across Arizona

Share of Arizona residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5043.0%
  • 50–10027.4%
  • 100–20017.7%
  • 200–4008.4%
  • 400+3.5%

92.3% of Arizona residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

4,773 block groups and 7,725,911 residents. How the estimates are made