Goodyear, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Goodyear, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 2,176 total crimes committed in Goodyear the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,029.6 total crimes per 100K people in Goodyear.
  • The overall crime rate in Goodyear is -12.67% below the national average.
  • Goodyear ranks #37 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Goodyear ranks #6,596 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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Goodyear Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Goodyear is 2,029.6 per 100,000 people. That's -12.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.17% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Goodyear
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,176 2,029.6 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.9 6.9 6.3
Robbery 28 26.1 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 140 130.6 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 181 168.8 484.8 369.8
Burglary 279 260.2 330.0 269.8
Larceny 1,570 1,464.4 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 146 136.2 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,995 1,860.8 2,227.7 1,954.4

Goodyear 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 Goodyear

181
Violent Crimes
168.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 181 violent crimes in Goodyear in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Goodyear is 168.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 592.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Goodyear each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.18% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Goodyear

1,995
Property Crimes
1,860.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,995 property crimes in Goodyear in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Goodyear is 1,860.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Goodyear each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.79% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.47% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Goodyear

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chandler, AZ 281,373 5,599 1,989.9 1,807.6 182.3
Gilbert, AZ 277,123 3,141 1,133.4 1,016.9 116.6
Scottsdale, AZ 245,886 6,319 2,569.9 2,355.6 214.3
Peoria, AZ 197,894 3,120 1,576.6 1,381.5 195.1
Buckeye, AZ 110,002 1,346 1,223.6 1,037.3 186.4
Avondale, AZ 91,467 3,272 3,577.2 3,157.4 419.8
Queen Creek, AZ 72,229 822 1,138.0 992.7 145.4
Santa Cruz, CA 61,650 2,673 4,335.8 3,610.7 725.1
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

Goodyear SnackAbility

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