Flagstaff, AZ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Flagstaff, AZ Summary

Crime in Flagstaff research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Flagstaff over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Flagstaff:

  • There were 2,060 total crimes committed in Flagstaff in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,695.2 total crimes per 100K people in Flagstaff.
  • The overall crime rate in Flagstaff is 27.18% above the national average.
  • Flagstaff ranks #49 safest out of 65 cities in Arizona.
  • Flagstaff ranks #8,285 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Arizona

Flagstaff Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Flagstaff is 2,695.2 per 100,000 people. That's 27.18% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.73% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,214.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Flagstaff
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,060 2,695.2 2,214.0 2,119.2
Murder 5 6.5 4.9 5.0
Robbery 41 53.6 64.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 254 332.3 312.4 256.0
Violent Crime 354 463.2 421.9 359.0
Burglary 94 123.0 217.8 229.0
Larceny 1,506 1,970.4 1,329.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 106 138.7 244.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,706 2,232.0 1,792.1 1,760.0

Flagstaff Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Flagstaff

354
Violent Crimes
463.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 354 violent crimes in Flagstaff in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Flagstaff is 463.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 215.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Flagstaff each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.01% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.77% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 421.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Flagstaff

1,706
Property Crimes
2,232.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,706 property crimes in Flagstaff in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Flagstaff is 2,232.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Flagstaff each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.82% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.55% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 1,792.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Flagstaff

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cottonwood, AZ 13,441 187 1,391.3 1,168.1 223.2
Camp Verde, AZ 12,597 166 1,317.8 1,135.2 182.6
Sedona, AZ 9,861 159 1,612.4 1,298.0 314.4
Williams, AZ 3,549 112 3,155.8 2,535.9 619.9

Flagstaff SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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