Photo: Renjishino · CC BY 3.0What is recorded in Golden Valley, and why there is no grade
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Kingman (C−), 13 miles away. Golden Valley has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Mohave County. The Mohave 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 Golden Valley alone, and no Safety Grade. A 25-mile circle around it holds 2 towns with a grade.
What stands out about safety in Golden Valley
Policed by the county
Golden Valley is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Golden Valley. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Arizona towns with their own police figures are Kingman (C−, 13 mi), Bullhead City (C−, 19 mi), Lake Havasu City (C+, 49 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Golden Valley. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Mohave County without police of their own, which include Golden Valley.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Mohave 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingman | C− | 13 mi | 2.4 | 31.8 |
| Bullhead City | C− | 19 mi | 4.0 | 19.6 |
| Lake Havasu City | C+ | 49 mi | 3.1 | 12.2 |
| Parker | C+ | 81 mi | 2.4 | 15.1 |
| Chino Valley | A− | 108 mi | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Prescott | C | 110 mi | 3.7 | 12.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Golden Valley. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Golden Valley.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
25 people died in crashes on Golden Valley’s roads in 2019–2023
Golden Valley had 23 fatal crashes in five years, in which 25 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 58.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Arizona towns of 5,000–25,000 people (8.1, 56 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.
Golden Valley and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
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 Golden Valley
Is Golden Valley, AZ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Golden Valley. The nearest Arizona towns with a grade are Kingman (C−, 13 mi), Bullhead City (C−, 19 mi), Lake Havasu City (C+, 49 mi).
Who polices Golden Valley?
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Golden Valley is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Mohave County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Golden Valley.
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.