Safety · Flagstaff

Flagstaff, AZ crime & safety

Flagstaff's reported crime rate is above Arizona's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 354 violent crimes were reported in 2024.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Flagstaff compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Flagstaff's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Reported crime, 2024

Flagstaff at a glance

Violent crime
4.6
per 1,000 residents · Arizona 4.3
Property crime
22.3
per 1,000 residents · Arizona 18
Incidents reported
2,060
354 violent · 1,706 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Flagstaff 4.6
Arizona 4.3
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Flagstaff 22.3
Arizona 18
U.S. 17.7
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2023–2024

FlagstaffArizona
0510152025 20232024 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
YearFlagstaff propertyArizona propertyFlagstaff violentArizona violent
202321.91944.3
202422.3184.64.3
What gets reported

2024, by type

Larceny / theft
1,506
Burglary
94
Vehicle theft
106
Aggravated assault
254
Robbery
41
Rape
54
Homicide
5
Arson
8

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Flagstaff safe

Local public safety

👮 Flagstaff Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.

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Next door

Flagstaff and its neighbors

Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
Flagstaff—4.622.32024

No town figures in the FBI's data: Fort Valley, Doney Park.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can't tell you

  • It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
  • Small numbers swing. In a town of about 76,400, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
  • Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.

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