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The Phoenix crime rate is higher than the Arizona average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #62

Phoenix, AZ	2,738.70
Arizona	2,025.41
U.S.	1,669.05

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.

Phoenix, AZ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Phoenix, AZ	Count	114	1,006	2,952	4,677	14,316	35,461	7,200	313
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	7.5	65.8	193.0	305.7	935.8	2,317.9	470.6	20.5	2,319
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.7	36.6	92.8	252.1	647.1	2,289.1	261.3	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Phoenix, AZ	Count	118	635	3,233	5,506	16,747	36,983	6,355	269
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	7.9	42.3	215.2	366.5	1,114.9	2,462.0	423.1	17.9	2,404
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	35.4	101.1	263.9	732.4	2,403.5	263.2	NA	1,772
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Phoenix, AZ	Count	123	556	3,516	5,263	17,912	35,678	7,187	306
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	8.3	37.4	236.7	354.3	1,205.8	2,401.7	483.8	20.6	2,467
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.5	34.7	112.7	276.0	807.8	2,439.1	292.3	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Phoenix, AZ	Count	116	559	3,324	4,090	18,666	38,258	7,555	273
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	7.9	38.1	226.7	279.0	1,273.2	2,609.5	515.3	18.6	2,476
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.2	34.9	109.9	254.8	847.3	2,401.3	305.9	NA	1,865
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Phoenix, AZ	Count	117	522	3,250	4,113	15,626	38,012	7,724	320
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	7.6	33.8	210.4	266.3	1,011.8	2,461.2	500.1	20.7	2,237
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	122	522	3,757	4,329	16,281	39,643	9,693	436
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	7.6	32.7	235.2	271.0	1,019.2	2,481.7	606.8	27.3	2,337
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	167	481	4,825	4,992	18,783	48,685	15,221	473
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	10.5	30.3	304.3	314.8	1,184.4	3,070.0	959.8	29.8	2,922
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	213	509	4,942	5,495	19,212	49,754	20,859	487
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	13.8	33.0	320.6	356.4	1,246.2	3,227.2	1,353.0	31.6	3,318
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	234	550	4,363	6,047	16,150	49,811	24,089	525
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	15.4	36.2	287.5	398.5	1,064.3	3,282.6	1,587.5	34.6	3,391
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	220	533	4,237	5,701	16,255	52,537	24,536	472
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	15.0	36.4	289.0	388.8	1,108.6	3,583.0	1,673.3	32.2	3,517
	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

Phoenix, AZ	71.00
Arizona	30.44
U.S.	23.78

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.

Phoenix, AZ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Phoenix, AZ	Count	183	91	19	35	35	3
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	12.0	5.9	1.2	2.3	2.3	0.2	119
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.1	1.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Phoenix, AZ	Count	81	40	12	14	14	1
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	5.4	2.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.1	53
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Phoenix, AZ	Count	121	59	8	32	22	0
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	8.1	4.0	0.5	2.2	1.5	0.0	81
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.3	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Phoenix, AZ	Count	123	50	16	28	28	1
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	8.4	3.4	1.1	1.9	1.9	0.1	83
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Phoenix, AZ	Count	135	50	19	37	27	2
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	8.7	3.2	1.2	2.4	1.7	0.1	87
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	115	36	29	24	26	0
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	7.2	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.6	0.0	71
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	89	35	21	10	23	0
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	5.6	2.2	1.3	0.6	1.5	0.0	56
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	80	38	9	20	13	0
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	5.2	2.5	0.6	1.3	0.8	0.0	51
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	60	17	13	14	15	1
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	4.0	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1	39
	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

Phoenix, AZ	2.23
Arizona	2.73
U.S.	2.83

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.

Phoenix, AZ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Phoenix, AZ	Count	3,713	2,805	908
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	242.7	183.4	59.4	2.13
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	188.1	150.8	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Phoenix, AZ	Count	3,905	2,890	1,015
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	260.0	192.4	67.6	2.26
	Arizona	Per 100,000	328.4	185.3	143.1	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Phoenix, AZ	Count	3,986	2,979	1,007
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	268.3	200.5	67.8	2.34
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	198.6	152.4	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Phoenix, AZ	Count	4,169	3,079	1,090
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	284.4	210.0	74.3	2.47
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	197.1	141.9	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Phoenix, AZ	Count	4,198	3,146	1,052
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	271.8	203.7	68.1	2.38
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	4,360	3,279	1,081
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	272.9	205.3	67.7	2.39
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	4,420	3,351	1,069
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	278.7	211.3	67.4	2.45
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	4,284	3,151	1,133
	Phoenix, AZ	Per 100,000	277.9	204.4	73.5	2.41
	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	Phoenix, AZ	Count	3,829	2,896	933
2005	Phoenix, AZ	Count	3,782	2,898	884