Safford, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Safford, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 353 total crimes committed in Safford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,559.9 total crimes per 100K people in Safford.
  • The overall crime rate in Safford is 53.17% above the national average.
  • Safford ranks #59 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Safford ranks #8,653 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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Safford Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Safford is 3,559.9 per 100,000 people. That's 53.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.24% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Safford
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 353 3,559.9 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 231.9 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 22 221.9 484.8 369.8
Burglary 27 272.3 330.0 269.8
Larceny 286 2,884.2 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 181.5 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 331 3,338.0 2,227.7 1,954.4

Safford 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 Safford

22
Violent Crimes
221.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Safford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Safford is 221.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 450.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Safford each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.24% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Safford

331
Property Crimes
3,338.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
70.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 331 property crimes in Safford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Safford is 3,338.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Safford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 70.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.85% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Safford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Thatcher, AZ 5,369 36 670.5 633.3 37.3
Pima, AZ 2,960 16 540.5 540.5 0.0

Safford SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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