Black Canyon City has no Safety Grade
Black Canyon City has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Yavapai County. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Black Canyon City alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Peoria, 23 miles away, at C+.
What stands out about safety in Black Canyon City
Policed by the county
Black Canyon City is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Black Canyon City. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Arizona towns with their own police figures are Peoria (C+, 23 mi), Scottsdale (C, 31 mi), Surprise (B, 34 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Black Canyon City. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Yavapai County without police of their own, which include Black Canyon City.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Arizona towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | C+ | 23 mi | 2.4 | 11.8 |
| Scottsdale | C | 31 mi | 1.6 | 19.4 |
| Surprise | B | 34 mi | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| Phoenix | D | 35 mi | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| El Mirage | C+ | 35 mi | 3.4 | 12.2 |
| Paradise Valley | B+ | 37 mi | 0.6 | 9.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Black Canyon City. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Black Canyon City.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on Black Canyon City’s roads in 2019–2023
Black Canyon City had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. Most of these deaths (6 of 10) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 91.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Arizona towns of 2,500–5,000 people (11.3, 46 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Black Canyon City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Black Canyon City
Is Black Canyon City, AZ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Black Canyon City. The nearest Arizona towns with a grade are Peoria (C+, 23 mi), Scottsdale (C, 31 mi), Surprise (B, 34 mi).
Who polices Black Canyon City?
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Black Canyon City is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Yavapai County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Black Canyon City.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.