CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Gilbert Police Department

Crime in Gilbert, AZ

The violent crime rate in Gilbert is 115 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 74% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −7% compared with the previous 12 months.

Picture of lake front in Val Vista Lakes in Gilbert, Arizona, USA.
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The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

115 per 100,000 residents, per year

338 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−7% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

812 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,387 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−16% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

927 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,725 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 293,851, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Gilbert sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

115

Gilbert has the 273rd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 29 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Gilbert; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Calvert County, MD (Sheriff)127268
McAllen, TX126269
Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)122270
Charlotte County, FL (Sheriff)118271
St. Cloud, FL117272
Gilbert, AZ115273
Miramar, FL115274
Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114275
Howard County, MD (County Police)113276
Virginia Beach, VA111277
Chandler, AZ111278

The places closest to Gilbert in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Gilbert crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Gilbert Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Gilbert and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Gilbert, 6 have a higher violent crime rate and 2 a lower one. The closest is Mesa, AZ, 6 miles away.

Gilbert and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Gilbert, AZ115
Mesa, AZ4276 mi
Chandler, AZ1117 mi
Tempe, AZ40312 mi
Phoenix, AZ67822 mi
Scottsdale, AZ17127 mi
Glendale, AZ37930 mi
Peoria, AZ25546 mi
Surprise, AZ9748 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 13 reported4.4−58% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 11 reported3.7+267% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,830 reported623−12% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 297 reported101−12% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 137 reported47−36% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 118 reported40−36% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent134.4—−58%
HomicideViolent113.7—+267%
TheftProperty1,830623—−12%
Theft from vehiclesProperty297101—−12%
BurglaryProperty13747—−36%
Vehicle theftProperty11840—−36%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Gilbert Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (149th highest rate of 155) and burglary (160th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −7%

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Violent crimes per month in Gilbert, AZ, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202532Sep 202422
Oct 202530Oct 202439
Nov 202520Nov 202443
Dec 202528Dec 202426
Jan 202639Jan 202535
Feb 202626Feb 202529
Mar 202628Mar 202533
Apr 202632Apr 202529
May 202629May 202524
Jun 202624Jun 202527
Jul 202631Jul 202521
Aug 202619Aug 202537

Homicides 11 vs. 3

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Homicides per month in Gilbert, AZ, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20255Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20262Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20262Aug 20251

4 in 2026 through August, 3 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Gilbert, AZ
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026191862
Jul 2026311900
Jun 2026241960
May 2026291950
Apr 2026322220
Mar 2026282190
Feb 2026261550
Jan 2026392192
Dec 2025282161
Nov 2025202021
Oct 2025301910
Sep 2025321965
Aug 2025372291
Jul 2025212880
Jun 2025271841
May 2025242181
Apr 2025292200
Mar 2025331770
Feb 2025291910
Jan 2025352680
Dec 2024262670
Nov 2024432750
Oct 2024392740
Sep 2024222540
Aug 2024362190
Jul 2024322220
Jun 2024311840
May 2024361951
Apr 2024292101
Mar 2024152060
Feb 2024422310
Jan 2024311980
Dec 2023152210
Nov 2023272091
Oct 2023332491
Sep 2023212340

How Gilbert compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
21Anchorage, AK1,0153,433287,385Mar 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
132Lincoln, NE3911,767302,860Aug 2026
147North Las Vegas, NV3621,548302,881Jun 2026
229Madison, WI2121,854287,992Mar 2026
255Plano, TX1431,080295,030Aug 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Gilbert in population, Gilbert included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
58Phoenix, AZ6781,9051,688,662Jul 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
194Peoria, AZ2551,091201,962Apr 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026

All 10 places in Arizona on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
58Phoenix, AZ6781,9051,688,662Jul 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
194Peoria, AZ2551,091201,962Apr 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
273Gilbert, AZ115812293,851Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Gilbert by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Gilbert side by side with Chandler, Glendale or Scottsdale, or with any other place.

Other cities in Arizona

8 closest of 9

Arizona as a whole has 382 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Gilbert’s rate is 70% below the state’s.

MesaChandlerTempePhoenixScottsdaleGlendalePeoriaSurprise

All 10 cities in Arizona

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Gilbert safe?

By reported violent crime, Gilbert is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 115 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −7% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Gilbert?

This site does not have one for Gilbert. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Gilbert compares with nearby places such as Mesa, AZ instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Gilbert?

115 violent and 812 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,725 incidents reported to Gilbert Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 13 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 137 burglaries, 297 thefts from vehicles and 1,830 other thefts.

Is crime in Gilbert going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −7% and property crime −16% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Gilbert had in 2026?

Gilbert Police Department reported 4 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 3 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 11, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Gilbert Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0071100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Gilbert

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat134−58%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal13747−36%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included297101−12%
Vehicle theft11840−36%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

AZ0071100
Source
Gilbert Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0071100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Gilbert Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)