Photo: Chandlernews · CC BY-SA 4.0Reported crime per resident in Chandler fell 17% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Chandler grades B− for safety (#21 of 55 graded towns in Arizona, and #37 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of AZ” is every other Arizona city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Chandler
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 Arizona towns on Chandler’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Gilbert (B), Mesa (C−), Tempe (D). Sun Lakes is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among Arizona towns, closer to the middle
Arizona’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Chandler’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 62% of the 55 Arizona towns we grade, against 47% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Chandler’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 1.5 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Arizona (5.3) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Arizona
22.2 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (43 reported in 2025), below the rest of Arizona (74.4) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Chandler reports less crime per resident than 89% (#37). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Chandler’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Chandler’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Homicides and robberies
Chandler’s police reported 4 homicides, 43 robberies and 347 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Arizona and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Chandler | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Chandler | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.6 | 94.8 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 28.0 | 80.3 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 23.5 | 81.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 15.2 | 61.6 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Arizona.
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| Year | Chandler property | Rest of Arizona property | Chandler violent | Rest of Arizona violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.1 | 22.6 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 14.4 | 20.6 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 12.2 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 12 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
3,787 crimes reported in 2025
347 violent and 3,440 property, as reported to the FBI by Chandler’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
95 people died in crashes on Chandler’s roads in 2019–2023
Chandler had 85 fatal crashes in five years, in which 95 people died; 17 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 7 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Arizona towns of 100,000+ people (8.8, 14 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.
Chandler and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sun Lakes is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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.
- One number for all of Chandler. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Chandler’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (282,191 in 2025); our figure for Chandler is 278,748 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Chandler
Is Chandler, AZ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Chandler reports more crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #21 of 55 in Arizona. Its police reported 1.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.5 in the rest of Arizona and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Chandler?
1.4 violent and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Arizona reports 4.5 and 18.9; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Chandler?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Chandler in 2025?
Chandler’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Chandler safer than Gilbert?
Gilbert reports less crime per resident than Chandler: Gilbert grades B for safety and Chandler B−. Gilbert’s police reported 1.2 violent and 9.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Chandler?
Chandler’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Chandler”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.