Avondale, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Avondale, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 3,272 total crimes committed in Avondale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,577.2 total crimes per 100K people in Avondale.
  • The overall crime rate in Avondale is 53.91% above the national average.
  • Avondale ranks #60 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Avondale ranks #8,664 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

Avondale Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Avondale is 3,577.2 per 100,000 people. That's 53.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.88% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Avondale
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,272 3,577.2 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 6 6.6 6.9 6.3
Robbery 72 78.7 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 266 290.8 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 384 419.8 484.8 369.8
Burglary 285 311.6 330.0 269.8
Larceny 2,328 2,545.2 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 275 300.7 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 2,888 3,157.4 2,227.7 1,954.4

Avondale 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 Avondale

384
Violent Crimes
419.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 384 violent crimes in Avondale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Avondale is 419.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 238.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Avondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.41% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Avondale

2,888
Property Crimes
3,157.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
61.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,888 property crimes in Avondale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Avondale is 3,157.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Avondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 61.55% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.74% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Avondale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glendale, AZ 250,466 9,480 3,784.9 3,240.0 545.0
Goodyear, AZ 107,212 2,176 2,029.6 1,860.8 168.8
Santa Cruz, CA 61,650 2,673 4,335.8 3,610.7 725.1
El Mirage, AZ 36,039 630 1,748.1 1,417.9 330.2
Tolleson, AZ 7,351 882 11,998.4 10,964.5 1,033.9
Litchfield Park, AZ 6,989 108 1,545.3 1,273.4 271.9
St. Johns, AZ 3,365 62 1,842.5 1,248.1 594.4

Avondale SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
5
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