Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Arizona city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Mesa (12,190), followed by Scottsdale (6,337), Chandler (5,337), Avondale (3,696), and Peoria (3,348).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Arizona cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2021
Mesa
Scottsdale
Chandler
Avondale
Peoria
Gilbert
Yuma
Surprise
Casa Grande
Marana
Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Mesa 12190
2 Scottsdale 6337
3 Chandler 5337
4 Avondale 3696
5 Peoria 3348
6 Gilbert 3252
7 Yuma 2419
8 Surprise 2362
9 Casa Grande 1693
10 Marana 1254
11 Buckeye 1229
12 Lake Havasu City 891
13 Tolleson 888
14 Prescott 807
15 Apache Junction 772
16 El Mirage 742
17 Sierra Vista 721
18 Oro Valley 650
19 Maricopa 583
20 Prescott Valley 530
21 Coolidge 416
22 Payson 376
23 Douglas 339
24 Sahuarita 331
25 Show Low 295
26 Page 280
27 San Luis 274
28 Paradise Valley 194
29 Camp Verde 192
30 Pinetop-Lakeside 148
31 Somerton 115
32 Williams 103
33 Chino Valley 100
34 Bisbee 99
35 Quartzsite 88
36 Superior 72
37 Tombstone 50
38 Wellton 38
39 Clarkdale 31
40 Eagar 22
41 Huachuca City 20
42 Springerville 14