Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Arizona city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Phoenix (12,511), followed by Tucson (4,268), Mesa (2,047), Glendale (1,217), and Tempe (883).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
Phoenix
Tucson
Mesa
Glendale
Tempe
Chandler
Yuma
Peoria
Scottsdale
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Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Phoenix 12511
2 Tucson 4268
3 Mesa 2047
4 Glendale 1217
5 Tempe 883
6 Chandler 647
7 Yuma 491
8 Peoria 414
9 Scottsdale 396
10 Flagstaff 307
11 Avondale 257
12 Goodyear 210
13 Gilbert 207
14 Sierra Vista 191
15 Prescott 157
16 Kingman 131
17 Globe 126
18 Lake Havasu City 120
18 Surprise 120
19 Maricopa 91
20 Eloy 90
21 Prescott Valley 86
22 El Mirage 85
23 Apache Junction 80
24 Tolleson 68
25 Winslow 67
26 Page 64
27 Show Low 60
28 Payson 58
29 Cottonwood 49
30 Snowflake-Taylor 45
30 Willcox 45
31 Holbrook 44
31 San Luis 44
32 Nogales 43
33 Douglas 41
34 Marana 40
35 Coolidge 39
36 Bullhead City 37
37 Pinetop-Lakeside 35
38 Camp Verde 33
39 Buckeye 32
40 Miami 31
41 Williams 30
42 Sahuarita 28
43 Safford 23
44 Wickenburg 20
45 Florence 19
45 Somerton 19
46 Oro Valley 17
47 Eagar 12
48 St. Johns 11
49 Springerville 9
50 Clarkdale 8
51 Parker 7
51 Superior 7
52 Kearny 6
52 Paradise Valley 6
53 Pima 3
54 Jerome 2
55 Thatcher 1
56 Patagonia 0