Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Arizona city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Phoenix (9,458), followed by Tucson (3,851), Mesa (1,804), Glendale (1,145), and Tempe (878).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Arizona cities with high number of Violent crimes.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Arizona, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can also see this information for other states.
You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Arizona cities.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | 9458 |
| 2 | Tucson | 3851 |
| 3 | Mesa | 1804 |
| 4 | Glendale | 1145 |
| 5 | Tempe | 878 |
| 6 | Chandler | 628 |
| 7 | Yuma | 508 |
| 8 | Scottsdale | 329 |
| 9 | Peoria | 296 |
| 10 | Flagstaff | 262 |
| 11 | Avondale | 233 |
| 12 | Casa Grande | 211 |
| 13 | Gilbert | 205 |
| 14 | Douglas | 199 |
| 15 | Prescott | 168 |
| 16 | Surprise | 162 |
| 17 | South Tucson | 159 |
| 18 | Apache Junction | 130 |
| 18 | Sierra Vista | 130 |
| 19 | Goodyear | 103 |
| 20 | Winslow | 101 |
| 21 | Kingman | 93 |
| 22 | Prescott Valley | 89 |
| 23 | Show Low | 87 |
| 24 | Bullhead City | 86 |
| 24 | El Mirage | 86 |
| 25 | Eloy | 84 |
| 26 | Bisbee | 79 |
| 27 | Chino Valley | 77 |
| 28 | Page | 71 |
| 29 | Coolidge | 70 |
| 30 | Holbrook | 58 |
| 30 | Lake Havasu City | 58 |
| 30 | Maricopa | 58 |
| 31 | Buckeye | 54 |
| 31 | Tolleson | 54 |
| 32 | Cottonwood | 51 |
| 33 | Payson | 48 |
| 34 | Nogales | 45 |
| 35 | Pinetop-Lakeside | 38 |
| 36 | Marana | 35 |
| 37 | Florence | 29 |
| 37 | Parker | 29 |
| 37 | San Luis | 29 |
| 38 | Snowflake-Taylor | 27 |
| 39 | Camp Verde | 21 |
| 39 | Oro Valley | 21 |
| 40 | Sedona | 20 |
| 41 | Somerton | 18 |
| 42 | Miami | 17 |
| 43 | Wickenburg | 15 |
| 44 | Sahuarita | 11 |
| 45 | Springerville | 10 |
| 46 | Benson | 9 |
| 46 | Paradise Valley | 9 |
| 47 | Willcox | 8 |
| 48 | Jerome | 7 |
| 48 | Mammoth | 7 |
| 49 | Clarkdale | 6 |
| 50 | Clifton | 5 |
| 51 | Eagar | 4 |
| 51 | Fredonia | 4 |
| 52 | Thatcher | 3 |
| 53 | Pima | 2 |