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The Arizona crime rate is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #38

Arizona	2,180.62
U.S.	1,776.27

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Arizona Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Arizona	Count	409	2,165	6,937	16,574	50,771	153,614	21,508	NA
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.4	33.9	108.5	259.3	794.3	2,403.2	336.5	NA	1,854
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Arizona	Count	354	2,110	8,099	16,366	53,412	155,184	25,986	NA
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	32.0	122.8	248.1	809.8	2,352.8	394.0	NA	1,863
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Arizona	Count	407	1,673	9,697	17,282	56,481	185,221	37,218	NA
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.3	25.7	149.2	265.9	868.9	2,849.5	572.6	NA	2,145
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Arizona	Count	468	1,856	9,618	18,658	57,825	173,580	48,389	NA
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.4	29.3	151.7	294.3	912.2	2,738.4	763.4	NA	2,302
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Arizona	Count	465	1,941	9,226	19,284	57,055	173,466	54,849	NA
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	31.5	149.6	312.7	925.3	2,813.1	889.5	NA	2,418
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Arizona	Count	445	2,006	8,579	19,448	56,328	176,112	54,905	NA
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	33.8	144.4	327.4	948.4	2,965.2	924.4	NA	2,503
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Arizona	29.80
U.S.	26.40

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Arizona Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Arizona	Count	236	98	48	51	37	2
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.7	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Arizona	Count	219	85	50	41	42	1
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.4	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Arizona	Count	185	80	34	25	46	0
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Arizona	Count	161	82	22	27	29	1
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Arizona	Count	149	52	30	28	38	1
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Arizona	2.61
U.S.	2.81

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Arizona Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Arizona	Count	22,130	12,606	9,524
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	199.9	151.1	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Arizona	Count	22,910	12,971	9,939
	Arizona	Per 100,000	353.4	200.1	153.3	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Arizona	Count	22,912	12,900	10,012
	Arizona	Per 100,000	359.0	202.1	156.9	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Arizona	Count	22,144	12,354	9,790
	Arizona	Per 100,000	365.7	204.0	161.7	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Arizona	Count	21,434	11,932	9,502
	Arizona	Per 100,000	348.3	193.9	154.4	2.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Arizona	Count	20,560	11,572	8,988
	Arizona	Per 100,000	353.5	199.0	154.5	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94