Arizona Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Arizona violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Arizona crime rate for 2018 was 474.9 per 100,000 population, a 6.09% decline from 2017.
  • The Arizona crime rate for 2017 was 505.71 per 100,000 population, a 7.36% increase from 2016.
  • The Arizona crime rate for 2016 was 471.03 per 100,000 population, a 14.82% increase from 2015.
  • The Arizona crime rate for 2015 was 410.23 per 100,000 population, a 4.47% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Arizona United States
2018 474.90 380.56
2017 505.71 394.86
2016 471.03 397.52
2015 410.23 373.74
2014 392.67 361.55
2013 415.61 369.13
2012 428.58 387.75
2011 414.22 387.06
2010 413.65 404.50
2009 426.45 431.88
2008 485.63 458.61
2007 518.00 471.77
2006 542.56 479.34
2005 511.98 469.04
2004 504.40 463.16
2003 513.30 475.84
2002 554.50 494.38
2001 540.33 504.52
2000 531.73 506.53
1999 551.11 522.95
1998 577.94 567.59
1997 623.73 610.98
1996 631.50 636.64
1995 713.49 684.46
1994 703.14 713.59
1993 714.99 747.15
1992 670.82 757.67
1991 670.72 758.18
1990 652.37 729.61
1989 599.55 666.90
1988 610.13 640.58
1987 612.58 612.49
1986 658.28 620.14
1985 602.51 558.06
1984 516.08 539.93
1983 494.16 538.12
1982 516.96 570.82
1981 575.80 593.47
1980 650.85 596.64
1979 592.98 548.86