Peoria, AZ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Peoria, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 2,935 total crimes committed in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,459.8 total crimes per 100K people in Peoria.
  • The overall crime rate in Peoria is -31.12% below the national average.
  • Peoria ranks #27 safest out of 65 cities in Arizona.
  • Peoria ranks #5,920 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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Peoria Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peoria is 1,459.8 per 100,000 people. That's -31.12% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -34.07% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,214.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peoria
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,935 1,459.8 2,214.0 2,119.2
Murder 3 1.5 4.9 5.0
Robbery 49 24.4 64.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 373 185.5 312.4 256.0
Violent Crime 512 254.7 421.9 359.0
Burglary 303 150.7 217.8 229.0
Larceny 1,823 906.7 1,329.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 297 147.7 244.4 259.0
Property Crime 2,423 1,205.1 1,792.1 1,760.0

Peoria 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 Peoria

512
Violent Crimes
254.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 512 violent crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peoria is 254.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 392.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.07% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.64% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 421.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peoria

2,423
Property Crimes
1,205.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,423 property crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peoria is 1,205.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.75% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 1,792.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peoria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Phoenix, AZ 1,662,809 51,962 3,125.0 2,325.3 799.6
Glendale, AZ 255,512 8,072 3,159.1 2,670.7 488.4
Surprise, AZ 163,202 1,607 984.7 875.6 109.1
El Mirage, AZ 35,815 587 1,639.0 1,256.5 382.5
Litchfield Park, AZ 6,881 72 1,046.4 944.6 101.7

Peoria SnackAbility

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