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Safest towns in Arizona

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 51 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Clarkdale 1 Clarkdale 6.9 Violent 0.5 per 1,000 Thatcher 2 Thatcher 7.0 Violent 0.4 per 1,000 Chino Valley 3 Chino Valley 8.2 Violent 1.0 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Clarkdale Clarkdale4,758 people 6.9 0.5 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
2 Thatcher Thatcher5,439 people 7.0 0.4 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
3 Chino Valley Chino Valley13,602 people 8.2 1.0 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
4 Somerton Somerton14,574 people 8.5 1.1 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
5 Map of San Luis San Luis37,337 people 8.5 0.8 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000
6 Florence Florence25,570 people 8.8 1.2 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
7 Paradise Valley Paradise Valley12,611 people 11.9 0.6 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
8 Bisbee Bisbee4,977 people 12.5 1.3 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
9 Sahuarita Sahuarita35,862 people 12.6 0.9 per 1,000 9.2 per 1,000
10 Oro Valley Oro Valley48,162 people 13.0 0.6 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
11 Surprise Surprise154,948 people 13.5 1.0 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
12 Queen Creek Queen Creek71,867 people 13.5 1.4 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
13 Gilbert Gilbert280,262 people 14.1 1.2 per 1,000 9.2 per 1,000
14 Buckeye Buckeye104,923 people 14.6 1.7 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
15 Camp Verde Camp Verde12,521 people 17.4 1.5 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
16 Maricopa Maricopa67,163 people 17.7 2.4 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
17 Marana Marana56,938 people 18.1 0.9 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
18 Litchfield Park Litchfield Park6,916 people 18.2 1.8 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
19 Prescott Valley Prescott Valley49,179 people 18.4 2.6 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
20 Chandler Chandler280,136 people 19.6 1.4 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
21 Cottonwood Cottonwood12,580 people 19.9 2.1 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
22 Peoria Peoria196,906 people 21.3 2.4 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
23 Goodyear Goodyear107,645 people 22.6 1.9 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
24 Map of Sierra Vista Sierra Vista45,155 people 24.1 2.1 per 1,000 15.7 per 1,000
25 Parker Parker3,388 people 24.6 2.4 per 1,000 15.1 per 1,000
26 Map of Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City58,359 people 24.8 3.1 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
27 Coolidge Coolidge16,636 people 25.4 3.0 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
28 El Mirage El Mirage36,088 people 25.7 3.4 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
29 Willcox Willcox3,222 people 25.9 3.1 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
30 Scottsdale Scottsdale243,821 people 25.9 1.6 per 1,000 19.4 per 1,000
31 Payson Payson16,622 people 27.1 3.0 per 1,000 15.2 per 1,000
32 Map of Prescott Prescott47,400 people 27.4 3.7 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
33 Yuma Yuma100,139 people 29.2 4.1 per 1,000 12.8 per 1,000
34 Eloy Eloy17,433 people 29.3 4.9 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
35 Apache Junction Apache Junction41,058 people 30.4 4.1 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
36 Mesa Mesa511,764 people 32.4 4.5 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
37 Colorado City Colorado City2,702 people 33.5 4.0 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
38 Casa Grande Casa Grande60,905 people 33.7 4.6 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
39 Map of Bullhead City Bullhead City42,496 people 35.6 4.0 per 1,000 19.6 per 1,000
40 Map of Avondale Avondale92,477 people 38.7 3.9 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
41 Superior Superior2,535 people 40.8 3.0 per 1,000 28.6 per 1,000
42 Kingman Kingman34,375 people 41.3 2.4 per 1,000 31.8 per 1,000
43 Nogales Nogales19,841 people 44.0 2.2 per 1,000 35.2 per 1,000
44 Glendale Glendale252,833 people 46.2 5.0 per 1,000 26.2 per 1,000
45 Williams Williams3,369 people 47.1 6.5 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
46 Tempe Tempe188,065 people 49.0 4.6 per 1,000 30.5 per 1,000
47 Show Low Show Low12,102 people 50.5 6.8 per 1,000 23.3 per 1,000
48 Phoenix Phoenix1,642,323 people 53.1 7.6 per 1,000 22.8 per 1,000
49 Pinetop-Lakeside Pinetop-Lakeside4,101 people 64.9 8.6 per 1,000 30.4 per 1,000
50 Page Page7,345 people 65.6 4.9 per 1,000 45.9 per 1,000
51 Globe Globe7,195 people 69.5 7.1 per 1,000 41.0 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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