Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Arizona city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Mesa (2,080), followed by Chandler (529), Scottsdale (527), Peoria (495), and Yuma (468).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, 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 2021
Mesa
Chandler
Scottsdale
Peoria
Yuma
Avondale
Gilbert
Casa Grande
Prescott
Surprise
Ranking of Arizona Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Mesa 2080
2 Chandler 529
3 Scottsdale 527
4 Peoria 495
5 Yuma 468
6 Avondale 347
7 Gilbert 324
8 Casa Grande 314
9 Prescott 207
10 Surprise 193
11 Buckeye 171
12 Maricopa 141
13 El Mirage 134
14 Lake Havasu City 132
14 Prescott Valley 132
15 Apache Junction 125
16 Sierra Vista 104
17 Payson 89
18 Tolleson 76
19 Coolidge 65
20 Marana 63
21 Page 52
22 Sahuarita 49
23 San Luis 31
23 Show Low 31
24 Oro Valley 27
25 Pinetop-Lakeside 25
26 Douglas 24
26 Williams 24
27 Camp Verde 23
28 Chino Valley 18
28 Somerton 18
29 Bisbee 16
29 Superior 16
30 Quartzsite 14
31 Clarkdale 12
32 Eagar 10
32 Springerville 10
33 Paradise Valley 8
34 Wellton 7
35 Huachuca City 3
35 Tombstone 3