Maricopa, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Maricopa, AZ Summary

Crime in Maricopa research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Maricopa 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 Maricopa:

  • There were 632 total crimes committed in Maricopa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 950.0 total crimes per 100K people in Maricopa.
  • The overall crime rate in Maricopa is -59.12% below the national average.
  • Maricopa ranks #15 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Maricopa ranks #3,548 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

Maricopa Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Maricopa is 950.0 per 100,000 people. That's -59.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.98% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Maricopa
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 632 950.0 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.5 6.9 6.3
Robbery 6 9.0 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 110 165.4 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 125 187.9 484.8 369.8
Burglary 37 55.6 330.0 269.8
Larceny 416 625.3 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 81.2 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 507 762.1 2,227.7 1,954.4

Maricopa 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 Maricopa

125
Violent Crimes
187.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 125 violent crimes in Maricopa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Maricopa is 187.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 532.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Maricopa each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.24% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Maricopa

507
Property Crimes
762.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 507 property crimes in Maricopa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Maricopa is 762.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Maricopa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.79% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Maricopa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chandler, AZ 281,373 5,599 1,989.9 1,807.6 182.3
Goodyear, AZ 107,212 2,176 2,029.6 1,860.8 168.8
Santa Cruz, CA 61,650 2,673 4,335.8 3,610.7 725.1
Casa Grande, AZ 61,271 1,988 3,244.6 2,668.5 576.1

Maricopa SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
3
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