Photo: DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0Phoenix reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Phoenix’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #51 of 55 graded towns in Arizona, and #228 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Phoenix
5 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Arizona towns on Phoenix’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Paradise Valley (B+), Peoria (C+), Scottsdale (C), Glendale (D), Tempe (D). New River 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. Tolleson reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Phoenix’s police reported 127 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 9.1 per 100,000 residents a year, 2.6 times the rest of Arizona (3.6) and 1.6 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 4.6 times the rest of Arizona
164 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (2,411 reported in 2025), 4.6 times the rest of Arizona (35.7) and 2.1 times 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, Phoenix reports less crime per resident than 30% (#228). Places like it ↓
Compared with the rest of Arizona
Phoenix is home to 23% of Arizona’s residents, so this page compares it with the rest of the state rather than a state total that includes the city itself. Violent crime ↓
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 Phoenix’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
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 | Phoenix property | Rest of Arizona property | Phoenix violent | Rest of Arizona violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.0 | 18.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 24.8 | 18.5 | 7.8 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 23.3 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 20.3 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 2.8 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Phoenix’s police reported 127 homicides, 2,411 robberies and 11,727 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 | Phoenix | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.2 | 4.2 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Phoenix | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 196 | 37.9 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 169 | 41.7 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 182 | 38.8 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 143 | 27.1 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 20 property crimes reported
And about 7 violent crimes, 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.
46,001 crimes reported in 2025
11,727 violent and 34,274 property, as reported to the FBI by Phoenix’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
485 of the 1,351 people who died in crashes on Phoenix’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
Phoenix had 1,286 fatal crashes in five years, in which 1,351 people died. 51 of those killed were cyclists. 102 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 16.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Arizona towns of 100,000+ people (8.8, 14 towns).
Among the 39 U.S. cities of 500,000 or more, Phoenix has the 33rd lowest rate.
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.
Phoenix and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | D | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| Scottsdale | C | 1.6 | 19.4 |
| Peoria | C+ | 2.4 | 11.8 |
| Glendale | D | 5.0 | 26.2 |
| Paradise Valley | B+ | 0.6 | 9.5 |
| Tempe | D | 4.6 | 30.5 |
| New River | — | — | — |
| Cave Creek | — | — | — |
| Tolleson | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. New River 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. Tolleson reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
U.S. cities of a million or more
| City | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | D | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| New York City | D | 6.7 | 23.5 |
| Los Angeles | D | 7.4 | 21.9 |
| Chicago | D | 5.2 | 32.8 |
| Houston | D− | 10.4 | 42.0 |
| Philadelphia | D− | 9.0 | 46.4 |
| San Antonio | D− | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| San Diego | C− | 4.0 | 16.7 |
| Dallas | D | 6.3 | 34.7 |
| Fort Worth | D | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| Austin | D | 4.6 | 32.0 |
Every U.S. city of 1,000,000+ with a Safety Grade, largest first; each city’s own police figures, 2023–2025.
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 Phoenix. 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 Phoenix’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,688,662 in 2025); our figure for Phoenix is 1,665,481 (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 Phoenix
Is Phoenix, AZ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Phoenix reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #51 of 55 in Arizona. Its police reported 7.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Arizona and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Phoenix?
7.6 violent and 22.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Arizona reports 3.1 and 17.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Phoenix?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Phoenix in 2025?
Phoenix’s police reported 127 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 7.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Phoenix safer than Scottsdale?
Scottsdale reports less crime per resident than Phoenix: Scottsdale grades C for safety and Phoenix D. Scottsdale’s police reported 1.6 violent and 19.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Phoenix?
Phoenix’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Phoenix”. 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.