Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime recorded in New River, and why it isn’t graded
Within a 25-mile drive lie 6 towns that have a grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Peoria, 16 miles away, graded C+. New River has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Arizona towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | C+ | 16 mi | 2.4 | 11.8 |
| Scottsdale | C | 19 mi | 1.6 | 19.4 |
| Phoenix | D | 21 mi | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| Paradise Valley | B+ | 24 mi | 0.6 | 9.5 |
| El Mirage | C+ | 24 mi | 3.4 | 12.2 |
| Glendale | D | 25 mi | 5.0 | 26.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of New River. Nearby towns can differ a lot from New River.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Six people died in crashes on New River’s roads in 2019–2023
New River had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Arizona towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (8.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of New River’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so New River’s own rate (6.6) is context, not a ranking.
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.
New River and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | D | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| Anthem | — | — | — |
| Cave Creek | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Anthem is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Cave Creek has no FBI figures of its own for 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 New River
Is New River, AZ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for New River. The nearest Arizona towns with a grade are Peoria (C+, 16 mi), Scottsdale (C, 19 mi), Phoenix (D, 21 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in New River.
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.