Nogales, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nogales, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 749 total crimes committed in Nogales the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,797.2 total crimes per 100K people in Nogales.
  • The overall crime rate in Nogales is 63.38% above the national average.
  • Nogales ranks #64 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Nogales ranks #8,816 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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Nogales Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nogales is 3,797.2 per 100,000 people. That's 63.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.99% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nogales
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 749 3,797.2 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.1 6.9 6.3
Robbery 1 5.1 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 233.2 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 48 243.3 484.8 369.8
Burglary 95 481.6 330.0 269.8
Larceny 409 2,073.5 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 197 998.7 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 701 3,553.9 2,227.7 1,954.4

Nogales 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 Nogales

48
Violent Crimes
243.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Nogales in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nogales is 243.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 410.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nogales each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.81% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nogales

701
Property Crimes
3,553.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
81.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 701 property crimes in Nogales in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nogales is 3,553.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nogales each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 81.84% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 59.53% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nogales

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sierra Vista, AZ 45,611 866 1,898.7 1,618.0 280.6
Sahuarita, AZ 36,229 370 1,021.3 921.9 99.4

Nogales SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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