Payson, AZ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Payson, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 250 total crimes committed in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,484.1 total crimes per 100K people in Payson.
  • The overall crime rate in Payson is -29.97% below the national average.
  • Payson ranks #29 safest out of 65 cities in Arizona.
  • Payson ranks #5,993 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.

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Payson Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Payson is 1,484.1 per 100,000 people. That's -29.97% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -32.97% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,214.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Payson
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 250 1,484.1 2,214.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 64.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 44 261.2 312.4 256.0
Violent Crime 44 261.2 421.9 359.0
Burglary 37 219.6 217.8 229.0
Larceny 147 872.7 1,329.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 22 130.6 244.4 259.0
Property Crime 206 1,222.9 1,792.1 1,760.0

Payson 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 Payson

44
Violent Crimes
261.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Payson is 261.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 382.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.24% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.09% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 421.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Payson

206
Property Crimes
1,222.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 206 property crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Payson is 1,222.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.52% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.76% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 1,792.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Payson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Scottsdale, AZ 245,237 4,973 2,027.8 1,875.3 152.5
Camp Verde, AZ 12,597 166 1,317.8 1,135.2 182.6

Payson SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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