Flagstaff, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Flagstaff, AZ Summary

Crime in Flagstaff research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Flagstaff over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Flagstaff:

  • There were 2,554 total crimes committed in Flagstaff the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,404.7 total crimes per 100K people in Flagstaff.
  • The overall crime rate in Flagstaff is 46.49% above the national average.
  • Flagstaff ranks #56 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Flagstaff ranks #8,533 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Arizona

Flagstaff Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Flagstaff is 3,404.7 per 100,000 people. That's 46.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 25.52% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Flagstaff
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,554 3,404.7 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.3 6.9 6.3
Robbery 40 53.3 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 315 419.9 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 390 519.9 484.8 369.8
Burglary 117 156.0 330.0 269.8
Larceny 1,998 2,663.5 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 60 80.0 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 2,164 2,884.8 2,227.7 1,954.4

Flagstaff Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Flagstaff

390
Violent Crimes
519.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
40.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 390 violent crimes in Flagstaff in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Flagstaff is 519.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 192.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Flagstaff each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 40.59% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 7.24% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Flagstaff

2,164
Property Crimes
2,884.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
47.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,164 property crimes in Flagstaff in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Flagstaff is 2,884.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Flagstaff each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 47.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.50% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Flagstaff

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cottonwood, AZ 12,680 302 2,381.7 2,042.6 339.1
Camp Verde, AZ 12,362 193 1,561.2 1,375.2 186.1
Sedona, AZ 9,829 208 2,116.2 1,739.7 376.4
Williams, AZ 3,316 125 3,769.6 2,955.4 814.2

Flagstaff SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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