Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Arizona city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Phoenix (13,646), followed by Tucson (3,843), Mesa (1,960), Glendale (1,123), and Tempe (1,100).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, 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 2020
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Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Phoenix 13646
2 Tucson 3843
3 Mesa 1960
4 Glendale 1123
5 Tempe 1100
6 Chandler 543
7 Yuma 498
8 Peoria 471
9 Scottsdale 470
10 Casa Grande 338
11 Avondale 310
12 Gilbert 284
13 Surprise 209
14 Goodyear 199
15 Prescott 168
16 Buckeye 145
17 Globe 140
18 Kingman 124
19 South Tucson 113
20 Bullhead City 108
21 Winslow 107
22 El Mirage 106
23 Lake Havasu City 105
24 Payson 100
25 Page 97
26 Apache Junction 93
27 Tolleson 90
28 Sierra Vista 82
29 Coolidge 80
29 Prescott Valley 80
30 Show Low 75
31 Maricopa 67
32 Snowflake-Taylor 66
33 Cottonwood 47
34 Williams 44
35 Camp Verde 39
35 Marana 39
36 Nogales 38
37 Pinetop-Lakeside 37
38 Sahuarita 36
39 Somerton 35
40 Oro Valley 27
41 Florence 25
41 San Luis 25
42 Chino Valley 24
43 Wickenburg 20
44 Douglas 17
45 St. Johns 16
46 Paradise Valley 15
46 Superior 15
47 Eagar 10
48 Parker 7
49 Clarkdale 6
49 Hayden 6
50 Pima 5
50 Willcox 5
51 Mammoth 4
52 Springerville 3
52 Wellton 3
53 Huachuca City 1
53 Jerome 1
54 Colorado City 0