Photo: John Diebolt · Public domainTucson reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Tucson’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #46 of 55 graded towns in Arizona, and #203 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 Tucson
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Tucson’s police reported 38 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 7.1 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Arizona (4.9) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: above the rest of Arizona
83.2 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (236 reported in 2025), above the rest of Arizona (70.8) and about the same as 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, Tucson reports less crime per resident than 38% (#203). 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 Tucson’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; violent 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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Arizona.
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| Year | Tucson property | Rest of Arizona property | Tucson violent | Rest of Arizona violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.6 | 19.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 33.1 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 20 property crimes reported
And about 4 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.
Homicides and robberies
Tucson’s police reported 38 homicides, 236 robberies and 1,976 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 | Tucson | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Tucson | Rest of Arizona | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 99.7 | 75.5 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 108 | 76.0 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 42.4 | 61.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
13,295 crimes reported in 2025
1,976 violent and 11,319 property, as reported to the FBI by Tucson’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
173 of the 489 people who died in crashes on Tucson’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
Tucson had 469 fatal crashes in five years, in which 489 people died. 27 of those killed were cyclists. 39 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 17.9 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, Tucson has the 37th 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.
Tucson and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson | D | 4.7 | 27.0 |
| Catalina Foothills | — | — | — |
| Casas Adobes | — | — | — |
| Tanque Verde | — | — | — |
| Tucson Mountains | — | — | — |
| Flowing Wells | — | — | — |
| Drexel Heights | — | — | — |
| Summit | — | — | — |
| Rincon Valley | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Catalina Foothills, Casas Adobes, Tanque Verde, Tucson Mountains, Flowing Wells, Drexel Heights, Summit and Rincon Valley are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their 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 Tucson. 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 Tucson’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (556,898 in 2025); our figure for Tucson is 548,371 (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 Tucson
Is Tucson, AZ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Tucson reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #46 of 55 in Arizona. Its police reported 4.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Arizona and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Tucson?
4.7 violent and 27.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Arizona reports 4.3 and 17.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Tucson?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Tucson in 2025?
Tucson’s police reported 38 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Who polices Tucson?
Tucson’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Tucson”. 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.