What is the safest city in Arizona?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Clarkdale is the safest city in Arizona with a violent crime rate of 19.8 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Arizona?

Tolleson has the highest violent crime rate in Arizona at 1008.3 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Arizona report crime data?

73 cities in Arizona reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Arizona (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Arizona has 73 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 421.9 per 100K.

Cities Tracked

19.8

Safest City Rate

267.1

Median City Rate

1008.3

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Arizona

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Clarkdale	5,061	19.8	0.0	553.3	A
2	Oro Valley	48,680	51.4	0.0	1148.3	B+
3	Thatcher	5,546	72.1	0.0	649.1	B
4	Douglas	15,359	78.1	0.0	1569.1	B
5	Chino Valley	14,059	78.2	0.0	469.5	B
6	Paradise Valley	12,440	80.4	0.0	988.7	B
7	San Luis	38,809	87.6	0.0	548.8	B
8	Sahuarita	37,049	91.8	5.4	977.1	B
9	Bisbee	5,019	99.6	0.0	637.6	B
10	Litchfield Park	6,881	101.7	0.0	944.6	B
11	Wickenburg	8,343	107.9	0.0	863.0	C+
12	Surprise	163,202	109.1	7.3	875.6	C+
13	Marana	60,507	115.7	3.3	1350.3	C+
14	Queen Creek	82,639	119.8	0.0	821.6	C+
15	Florence	23,354	119.9	8.6	548.1	C+
16	Gilbert	277,527	132.2	0.4	968.2	C+
17	Chandler	281,117	133.4	0.7	1504.4	C+
18	Scottsdale	245,237	152.5	0.4	1875.3	C
19	Buckeye	114,513	166.8	2.6	771.1	C
20	Somerton	14,717	176.7	0.0	530.0	C
21	Goodyear	116,892	182.2	0.0	1462.9	C
22	Camp Verde	12,597	182.6	0.0	1135.2	C
23	Sierra Vista	44,119	217.6	2.3	1663.7	D+
24	Kingman	36,187	221.1	8.3	3379.7	D+
25	Cottonwood	13,441	223.2	0.0	1168.1	D+

Most Dangerous Cities in Arizona

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Tolleson	7,141	1008.3	0.0	F
2	Winslow	8,362	813.2	0.0	F
3	Globe	7,156	810.5	0.0	F
4	Phoenix	1,662,809	799.6	8.4	F
5	Show Low	12,341	737.4	16.2	F
6	Tucson	548,789	588.8	6.7	F
7	Page	7,288	548.8	0.0	F
8	Glendale	255,512	488.4	7.8	F
9	Eloy	19,594	484.8	10.2	F
10	Mesa	513,585	482.7	2.7	F
11	Tempe	191,376	470.3	2.6	F
12	Flagstaff	76,433	463.2	6.5	F
13	Bullhead City	43,923	455.3	2.3	F
14	Apache Junction	41,994	426.3	2.4	F
15	Yuma	101,989	423.6	2.9	F

All 73 Cities in Arizona

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 73 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Pima	2,960	0.0	A
2	Fredonia	1,299	0.0	A
3	Clarkdale	5,061	19.8	A
4	Eagar	4,448	22.5	A
5	Wellton	2,638	37.9	B+
6	Oro Valley	48,680	51.4	B+
7	Thatcher	5,546	72.1	B
8	Douglas	15,359	78.1	B
9	Chino Valley	14,059	78.2	B
10	Paradise Valley	12,440	80.4	B
11	San Luis	38,809	87.6	B
12	Sahuarita	37,049	91.8	B
13	Bisbee	5,019	99.6	B
14	Litchfield Park	6,881	101.7	B
15	Wickenburg	8,343	107.9	C+
16	Surprise	163,202	109.1	C+
17	Marana	60,507	115.7	C+
18	Queen Creek	82,639	119.8	C+
19	Florence	23,354	119.9	C+
20	Huachuca City	1,608	124.4	C+
21	Gilbert	277,527	132.2	C+
22	Chandler	281,117	133.4	C+
23	Scottsdale	245,237	152.5	C
24	Buckeye	114,513	166.8	C
25	Somerton	14,717	176.7	C
26	Goodyear	116,892	182.2	C
27	Camp Verde	12,597	182.6	C
28	Quartzsite	2,382	209.9	D+
29	Sierra Vista	44,119	217.6	D+
30	Kingman	36,187	221.1	D+
31	Cottonwood	13,441	223.2	D+
32	Maricopa	75,614	224.8	D+
33	Prescott Valley	51,116	225.0	D+
34	Nogales	19,686	228.6	D+
35	Peoria	201,056	254.7	D+
36	Payson	16,845	261.2	D+
37	Superior	2,621	267.1	D
38	Coolidge	20,276	305.8	D
39	Tombstone	1,308	305.8	D
40	Snowflake-Taylor	11,231	311.6	D
41	Sedona	9,861	314.4	D
42	Colorado City	2,826	318.5	D
43	Prescott	48,339	335.1	D
44	Parker	3,393	353.7	D
45	Lake Havasu City	59,898	355.6	D
46	Avondale	94,911	369.8	F
47	El Mirage	35,815	382.5	F
48	Willcox	3,194	407.0	F
49	Casa Grande	67,317	410.0	F
50	Yuma	101,989	423.6	F
51	Apache Junction	41,994	426.3	F
52	Jerome	459	435.7	F
53	Bullhead City	43,923	455.3	F
54	Flagstaff	76,433	463.2	F
55	Springerville	1,706	468.9	F
56	Tempe	191,376	470.3	F
57	Mesa	513,585	482.7	F
58	Eloy	19,594	484.8	F
59	Glendale	255,512	488.4	F
60	Page	7,288	548.8	F
61	Tucson	548,789	588.8	F
62	Hayden	976	614.8	F
63	Williams	3,549	619.9	F
64	St. Johns	3,343	628.2	F
65	Show Low	12,341	737.4	F
66	Mammoth	1,135	793.0	F
67	Phoenix	1,662,809	799.6	F
68	Globe	7,156	810.5	F
69	Winslow	8,362	813.2	F
70	Tolleson	7,141	1008.3	F
71	Pinetop-Lakeside	4,246	1201.1	F
72	Miami	1,540	1558.4	F
73	South Tucson	4,537	2402.5	F

Crime Composition in Arizona

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Arizona.

Agg. Assault: 72.4%

Robbery: 17.0%

Rape: 9.6%

Murder: 1.0%

State violent crime rate: 421.9/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (17% above national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Arizona → Arizona Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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