Sierra Vista, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sierra Vista, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 866 total crimes committed in Sierra Vista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,898.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sierra Vista.
  • The overall crime rate in Sierra Vista is -18.31% below the national average.
  • Sierra Vista ranks #35 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Sierra Vista ranks #6,324 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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Sierra Vista Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sierra Vista is 1,898.7 per 100,000 people. That's -18.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.00% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sierra Vista
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 866 1,898.7 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.2 6.9 6.3
Robbery 11 24.1 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 97 212.7 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 128 280.6 484.8 369.8
Burglary 83 182.0 330.0 269.8
Larceny 630 1,381.2 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 54.8 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 738 1,618.0 2,227.7 1,954.4

Sierra Vista 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 Sierra Vista

128
Violent Crimes
280.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 128 violent crimes in Sierra Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sierra Vista is 280.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 356.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sierra Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.12% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sierra Vista

738
Property Crimes
1,618.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 738 property crimes in Sierra Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sierra Vista is 1,618.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sierra Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.37% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sierra Vista

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sahuarita, AZ 36,229 370 1,021.3 921.9 99.4
Nogales, AZ 19,725 749 3,797.2 3,553.9 243.3
Douglas, AZ 16,529 228 1,379.4 1,264.4 114.9
Bisbee, AZ 4,909 46 937.1 692.6 244.4
Tombstone, AZ 1,308 45 3,440.4 3,134.6 305.8

Sierra Vista SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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