How has crime changed in Arizona since 1985?

Police in Arizona reported about 383 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 722 in 1995, and 1,541 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 7,656 in 1995. There's no figure for 2021, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Arizona and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Arizona Violent, U.S. Property, Arizona Property, U.S.
1985 609.5 570.3 6,567.1 4,780.0
1986 662.5 633.6 6,778.6 5,015.3
1987 617.1 624.9 6,693.7 5,090.1
1988 614.9 630.2 7,003.2 5,045.9
1989 594.3 680.5 7,510.1 5,211.5
1990 656.5 749.8 7,349.5 5,227.0
1991 677.7 798.1 6,846.2 5,388.4
1992 681.3 785.4 6,437.6 5,089.3
1993 720.6 764.1 6,785.9 4,814.1
1994 711.8 740.4 7,312.7 4,752.4
1995 722.4 720.6 7,655.5 4,796.6
1996 640.3 658.8 6,562.3 4,553.0
1997 637.9 644.9 6,719.8 4,494.7
1998 597.9 603.8 6,090.6 4,212.6
1999 551.8 545.8 5,404.4 3,872.6
2000 534.6 534.4 5,362.4 3,751.7
2001 541.0 529.5 5,575.4 3,801.5
2002 556.7 512.9 5,875.2 3,737.7
2003 515.1 493.7 5,677.7 3,704.0
2004 506.3 478.6 5,377.3 3,599.4
2005 538.9 483.0 5,090.8 3,518.3
2006 549.1 486.9 4,501.1 3,397.1
2007 509.3 477.9 4,260.3 3,316.1
2008 483.7 463.7 3,868.2 3,252.3
2009 433.1 436.8 3,354.7 3,076.7
2010 408.6 408.1 3,302.9 2,963.4
2011 416.1 390.1 3,324.6 2,925.7
2012 425.2 390.7 3,160.2 2,881.3
2013 405.2 378.2 3,419.0 2,759.3
2014 392.2 373.7 3,211.9 2,591.8
2015 441.6 384.6 3,050.1 2,495.2
2016 462.1 399.5 3,005.3 2,469.1
2017 513.7 397.5 2,949.8 2,372.4
2018 472.1 384.8 2,703.6 2,206.8
2019 453.5 381.0 2,448.2 2,109.0
2020 483.6 399.3 2,251.8 1,955.3
2021 – 360.9 – 1,762.2
2022 450.5 398.2 2,150.3 1,998.5
2023 429.0 385.6 1,896.1 1,950.5
2024 433.0 363.4 1,798.9 1,766.8
2025 382.9 329.3 1,540.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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