Superior, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Superior, AZ Summary

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

  • There were 103 total crimes committed in Superior the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,074.4 total crimes per 100K people in Superior.
  • The overall crime rate in Superior is 75.30% above the national average.
  • Superior ranks #67 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Superior ranks #9,008 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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Superior Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Superior is 4,074.4 per 100,000 people. That's 75.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.21% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Superior
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 103 4,074.4 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 6.3
Robbery 1 39.6 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 435.1 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 12 474.7 484.8 369.8
Burglary 14 553.8 330.0 269.8
Larceny 66 2,610.8 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 435.1 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 91 3,599.7 2,227.7 1,954.4

Superior 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 Superior

12
Violent Crimes
474.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
28.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Superior in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Superior is 474.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Superior each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 28.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -2.09% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Superior

91
Property Crimes
3,599.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
84.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 91 property crimes in Superior in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Superior is 3,599.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Superior each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 84.18% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.59% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Superior

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mesa, AZ 513,116 11,274 2,197.2 1,769.8 427.4
Chandler, AZ 281,373 5,599 1,989.9 1,807.6 182.3
Gilbert, AZ 277,123 3,141 1,133.4 1,016.9 116.6
Tempe, AZ 187,473 9,221 4,918.6 4,334.5 584.1
Goodyear, AZ 107,212 2,176 2,029.6 1,860.8 168.8
Queen Creek, AZ 72,229 822 1,138.0 992.7 145.4
Kearny, AZ 2,170 13 599.1 553.0 46.1
Miami, AZ 1,540 83 5,389.6 3,831.2 1,558.4

Superior SnackAbility

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