CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Scottsdale Police Department

Crime in Scottsdale, AZ

The violent crime rate in Scottsdale is 171 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 61% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +1% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona, viewed from Camelback Mountain in 2026.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

171 per 100,000 residents, per year

424 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

+1% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,617 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,997 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,788 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,421 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 247,258, 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 Scottsdale sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

171

Scottsdale has the 244th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 58 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Huntington Beach, CA182239
Elgin, IL178240
Santa Clarita, CA173241
Washington County, MD (Sheriff)173242
Overland Park, KS173243
Scottsdale, AZ171244
Stamford, CT158245
Raleigh County, WV (Sheriff)158246
Walton County, FL (Sheriff)155247
Ada County, ID (Sheriff)153248
Largo, FL152249

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

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

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Scottsdale, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Phoenix, AZ, 21 miles away.

Scottsdale and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Scottsdale, AZ171
Phoenix, AZ67821 mi
Tempe, AZ40321 mi
Mesa, AZ42721 mi
Glendale, AZ37922 mi
Peoria, AZ25527 mi
Gilbert, AZ11527 mi
Chandler, AZ11128 mi
Surprise, AZ9734 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 Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 36 reported15−14% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 2 reported0.8−67% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,791 reported1,129−8% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 593 reported240−14% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 348 reported141−9% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 258 reported104−29% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent3615—−14%
HomicideViolent20.8—−67%
TheftProperty2,7911,129—−8%
Theft from vehiclesProperty593240—−14%
BurglaryProperty348141—−9%
Vehicle theftProperty258104—−29%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Scottsdale 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 (124th highest rate of 155), robbery (143rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (106th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime +1%

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Violent crimes per month in Scottsdale, AZ, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202543Aug 202435
Sep 202535Sep 202438
Oct 202540Oct 202431
Nov 202532Nov 202432
Dec 202543Dec 202443
Jan 202636Jan 202521
Feb 202630Feb 202534
Mar 202640Mar 202545
Apr 202633Apr 202532
May 202631May 202535
Jun 202628Jun 202540
Jul 202633Jul 202533

Homicides 2 vs. 6

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Homicides per month in Scottsdale, AZ, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20251Aug 20241
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20251Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20251
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20260May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20252
Jul 20260Jul 20250

0 in 2026 through July, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Scottsdale, AZ
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026332330
Jun 2026283320
May 2026313390
Apr 2026333200
Mar 2026402880
Feb 2026303270
Jan 2026363610
Dec 2025433630
Nov 2025323310
Oct 2025403571
Sep 2025353510
Aug 2025433951
Jul 2025333630
Jun 2025403592
May 2025353511
Apr 2025323841
Mar 2025453751
Feb 2025343320
Jan 2025213690
Dec 2024433960
Nov 2024323940
Oct 2024313800
Sep 2024383850
Aug 2024353821
Jul 2024373160
Jun 2024243330
May 2024273650
Apr 2024243870
Mar 2024273940
Feb 2024354510
Jan 2024264230
Dec 2023254510
Nov 2023333700
Oct 2023424580
Sep 2023323920
Aug 2023445050

How Scottsdale compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
167Chesapeake, VA3291,489257,012Aug 2026
189Boise, ID273790238,450Jul 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
237Garland, TX1851,474251,332Aug 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
253Pinellas County, FL (Sheriff)147687257,198Aug 2026
254Hialeah, FL1461,347238,769Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Scottsdale in population, Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale side by side with Glendale, Chandler or Gilbert, 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; Scottsdale’s rate is 55% below the state’s.

PhoenixTempeMesaGlendalePeoriaGilbertChandlerSurprise

All 10 cities in Arizona

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Scottsdale safe?

By reported violent crime, Scottsdale is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 171 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, +1% 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 Scottsdale?

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

What is the crime rate in Scottsdale?

171 violent and 1,617 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,421 incidents reported to Scottsdale Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 36 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 348 burglaries, 593 thefts from vehicles and 2,791 other thefts.

Is crime in Scottsdale going up or down?

It is roughly flat: violent crime +1% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Scottsdale had in 2026?

Scottsdale Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 2, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Scottsdale Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0072500). 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 Scottsdale

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat3615−14%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal348141−9%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included593240−14%
Vehicle theft258104−29%

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

AZ0072500
Source
Scottsdale Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0072500)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Scottsdale 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)