Scottsdale, Arizona Crime Rate
4 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 245,237
Key Insights
- →Scottsdale has a safety grade of A with a violent crime rate of 152.5 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 8% from the previous year.
- →1 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 0.4 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 48% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.08 (below national average).
Violent Crime Rate
152.5
-8.0% YoY
Murder Rate
0.4
1 murders
Property Crime Rate
1875.3
4,599 total
vs National Avg
↓ -58%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 374
Murder1
Rape83
Robbery54
Aggravated Assault236
Property Crime: 4,599
Burglary447
Larceny-Theft3,764
Motor Vehicle Theft388
Arson7
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 245,237 | 374 | 152.5 | 1 | 4,599 | 1875.3 |
| 2023 | 243,644 | 404 | 165.8 | 1 | 5,382 | 2209.0 |
| 2021 | 245,886 | 527 | 214.3 | 5 | 5,792 | 2355.6 |
| 2020 | 263,006 | 470 | 178.7 | 7 | 4,945 | 1880.2 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
A
Safety Grade for Scottsdale
Based on violent crime rate of 152.5 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 48% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.