Peoria, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Peoria, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 3,120 total crimes committed in Peoria the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,576.6 total crimes per 100K people in Peoria.
  • The overall crime rate in Peoria is -32.17% below the national average.
  • Peoria ranks #28 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Peoria ranks #5,532 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.

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Peoria Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peoria is 1,576.6 per 100,000 people. That's -32.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.88% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peoria
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,120 1,576.6 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 1.5 6.9 6.3
Robbery 53 26.8 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 268 135.4 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 386 195.1 484.8 369.8
Burglary 370 187.0 330.0 269.8
Larceny 2,120 1,071.3 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 244 123.3 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 2,734 1,381.5 2,227.7 1,954.4

Peoria 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 Peoria

386
Violent Crimes
195.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 386 violent crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peoria is 195.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 512.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.77% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peoria

2,734
Property Crimes
1,381.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,734 property crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peoria is 1,381.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.98% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peoria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Phoenix, AZ 1,637,902 61,045 3,727.0 2,901.9 825.1
Glendale, AZ 250,466 9,480 3,784.9 3,240.0 545.0
Surprise, AZ 154,128 2,345 1,521.5 1,403.4 118.1
El Mirage, AZ 36,039 630 1,748.1 1,417.9 330.2
Litchfield Park, AZ 6,989 108 1,545.3 1,273.4 271.9

Peoria SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
5
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