Scottsdale, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Scottsdale, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 6,319 total crimes committed in Scottsdale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,569.9 total crimes per 100K people in Scottsdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Scottsdale is 10.57% above the national average.
  • Scottsdale ranks #49 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Scottsdale ranks #7,589 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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Scottsdale Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scottsdale is 2,569.9 per 100,000 people. That's 10.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.26% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scottsdale
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,319 2,569.9 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 5 2.0 6.9 6.3
Robbery 102 41.5 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 322 131.0 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 527 214.3 484.8 369.8
Burglary 688 279.8 330.0 269.8
Larceny 4,686 1,905.8 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 418 170.0 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 5,792 2,355.6 2,227.7 1,954.4

Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale

527
Violent Crimes
214.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 527 violent crimes in Scottsdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scottsdale is 214.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 466.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scottsdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.79% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scottsdale

5,792
Property Crimes
2,355.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,792 property crimes in Scottsdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scottsdale is 2,355.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Scottsdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.74% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Scottsdale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Phoenix, AZ 1,637,902 61,045 3,727.0 2,901.9 825.1
Mesa, AZ 513,116 11,274 2,197.2 1,769.8 427.4
Tempe, AZ 187,473 9,221 4,918.6 4,334.5 584.1
Paradise Valley, AZ 12,663 193 1,524.1 1,429.4 94.8

Scottsdale SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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