Yuma, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Yuma, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 2,208 total crimes committed in Yuma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,249.3 total crimes per 100K people in Yuma.
  • The overall crime rate in Yuma is -3.22% below the national average.
  • Yuma ranks #44 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Yuma ranks #7,052 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

Yuma Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yuma is 2,249.3 per 100,000 people. That's -3.22% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.08% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yuma
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,208 2,249.3 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 19 19.4 6.9 6.3
Robbery 50 50.9 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 441 449.2 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 551 561.3 484.8 369.8
Burglary 450 458.4 330.0 269.8
Larceny 990 1,008.5 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 217 221.1 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,657 1,688.0 2,227.7 1,954.4

Yuma 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 Yuma

551
Violent Crimes
561.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
51.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 551 violent crimes in Yuma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yuma is 561.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yuma each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 51.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 15.78% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yuma

1,657
Property Crimes
1,688.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,657 property crimes in Yuma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yuma is 1,688.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yuma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.23% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yuma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Luis, AZ 38,528 232 602.2 550.2 51.9
Somerton, AZ 14,480 89 614.6 552.5 62.2

Yuma SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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