Gilbert, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gilbert, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 3,141 total crimes committed in Gilbert the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,133.4 total crimes per 100K people in Gilbert.
  • The overall crime rate in Gilbert is -51.23% below the national average.
  • Gilbert ranks #18 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Gilbert ranks #4,183 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.

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Gilbert Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gilbert is 1,133.4 per 100,000 people. That's -51.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.21% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gilbert
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,141 1,133.4 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 0.7 6.9 6.3
Robbery 30 10.8 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 217 78.3 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 323 116.6 484.8 369.8
Burglary 276 99.6 330.0 269.8
Larceny 2,332 841.5 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 210 75.8 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 2,818 1,016.9 2,227.7 1,954.4

Gilbert 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 Gilbert

323
Violent Crimes
116.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 323 violent crimes in Gilbert in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gilbert is 116.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 858.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gilbert each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.48% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.96% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gilbert

2,818
Property Crimes
1,016.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,818 property crimes in Gilbert in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gilbert is 1,016.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gilbert each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.35% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gilbert

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mesa, AZ 513,116 11,274 2,197.2 1,769.8 427.4
Chandler, AZ 281,373 5,599 1,989.9 1,807.6 182.3
Tempe, AZ 187,473 9,221 4,918.6 4,334.5 584.1
Goodyear, AZ 107,212 2,176 2,029.6 1,860.8 168.8
Queen Creek, AZ 72,229 822 1,138.0 992.7 145.4
Apache Junction, AZ 41,099 921 2,240.9 1,912.5 328.5

Gilbert SnackAbility

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