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FBI UCR Data · 248+ Cities · 50 States
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Tucson, AZ vs Phoenix, AZ

Tucson's violent crime rate is 422.6 per 100,000 residents compared to Phoenix's rate of 617.1 per 100,000. Tucson has a 32% lower violent crime rate. Tucson scores B (65/100) and Phoenix scores C (52/100) on the Safety Context Score. All rates per 100,000 residents from 2023 FBI UCR data.

Fair comparison: Both cities are compared using per-capita rates (per 100,000 residents), so population size differences do not skew the comparison. The national average violent crime rate of 363.8/100K is provided for context.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Metric
TucsonB
PhoenixC
Population543K1.7M
Safety Score65/100 (B)52/100 (C)
Violent Crime Rate422.6 /100K617.1 /100K
Property Crime Rate1,770 /100K2,002 /100K
Murder Rate12.7 /100K12.3 /100K
Robbery Rate80.3 /100K123.4 /100K
Assault Rate291.6 /100K401.1 /100K
Burglary Rate283.2 /100K240.2 /100K
5-Year Trend-6.0%0.0%
National Violent Avg363.8 /100K363.8 /100K

Lower crime rates highlighted in green. All rates per 100,000 residents.

Tucson — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents

Phoenix — 5-Year Trend

Per-capita rates per 100,000 residents