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Tempe, 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

With a crime rate of 52 per one thousand residents, Tempe has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 19. Within Arizona, more than 97% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Tempe.

Importantly, when you compare Tempe to other communities of similar population, then Tempe crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Tempe does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Tempe 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 Tempe.

For Tempe, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Tempe is one in 168.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Tempe is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Tempe, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 22, which is a rate of 46 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Tempe has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Tempe is one in 232.

Tempe Crime Data

total Crime Index

2

(100 is safest)


Safer than 2% of U.S. cities.

Tempe Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1,109

8,500

9,609

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.96

45.71

51.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.96
4.31
National Median: 4
    Tempe
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 168

in Tempe

1 in 232

in Arizona

Tempe Violent Crimes

Population: 185,950
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 7 159 180 763
Rate per 1,000 0.04 0.86 0.97 4.10

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
45.71
20.58
National Median: 20
    Tempe
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 22

in Tempe

1 in 49

in Arizona

Property Crimes

Population: 185,950
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 948 6,749 803
Rate per 1,000 5.10 36.29 4.32

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

Tempe Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
239
24
National Median: 27.0
    Tempe
    Arizona