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Gold Canyon, AZ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Gold Canyon is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (63%) and also has a lower crime rate than 51% of the communities in Arizona, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Gold Canyon is one in 146 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Gold Canyon has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Gold Canyon is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Gold Canyon does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Gold Canyon.

For Gold Canyon, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Gold Canyon than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1901, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Gold Canyon; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Gold Canyon Crime Data

total Crime Index

63

(100 is safest)


Safer than 63% of U.S. cities.

Gold Canyon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6

72

78

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.53

6.31

6.84

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.53
4.31
National Median: 4
    Gold Canyon
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,901

in Gold Canyon

1 in 232

in Arizona

Gold Canyon Violent Crimes

Population: 11,404
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.31
20.58
National Median: 20
    Gold Canyon
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 158

in Gold Canyon

1 in 49

in Arizona

Property Crimes

Population: 11,404
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Gold Canyon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
3
24
National Median: 27.0
    Gold Canyon
    Arizona

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