CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Tucson Police Department

Crime in Tucson, AZ

The violent crime rate in Tucson is 475 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 9% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +19% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Tucson, Arizona taken from Sentinel Peak.
Photo: John Diebolt, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

475 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,646 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

+19% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,172 per 100,000 residents, per year

12,094 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−2% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,647 per 100,000 residents, per year

14,740 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 556,898, 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 Tucson sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

475

Tucson has the 110th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 192 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Killeen, TX495105
Bakersfield, CA494106
San Francisco, CA486107
St. Paul, MN485108
Independence, MO478109
Tucson, AZ475110
Fayetteville, AR472111
Pittsburgh, PA469112
Jersey City, NJ467113
San Jose, CA463114
Hartford, CT441115

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

Tucson crime map

cities around it
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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 Tucson Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Tucson with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Tucson, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Gilbert, AZ, 95 miles away.

Tucson and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Tucson, AZ475
Gilbert, AZ11595 mi
Chandler, AZ11197 mi
Mesa, AZ42799 mi
Tempe, AZ403105 mi
Phoenix, AZ678114 mi
Scottsdale, AZ171120 mi
Glendale, AZ379122 mi
Surprise, AZ97139 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 Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent335.9—−28%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Tucson Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime +19%

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Violent crimes per month in Tucson, AZ, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025137Oct 2024183
Nov 2025150Nov 2024136
Dec 2025156Dec 2024164
Jan 2026257Jan 2025186
Feb 2026267Feb 2025164
Mar 2026304Mar 2025195
Apr 2026268Apr 2025229
May 2026304May 2025238
Jun 2026199Jun 2025168
Jul 2026254Jul 2025219
Aug 2026220Aug 2025158
Sep 2026130Sep 2025176

Homicides −28%

0510OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep01
Homicides per month in Tucson, AZ, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20252Oct 20247
Nov 20253Nov 20243
Dec 20252Dec 20242
Jan 20266Jan 20258
Feb 20260Feb 20254
Mar 20264Mar 20251
Apr 20261Apr 20259
May 20264May 20250
Jun 20264Jun 20254
Jul 20262Jul 20255
Aug 20265Aug 20252
Sep 20260Sep 20251

26 in 2026 through September, 34 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Tucson, AZ
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20261307620
Aug 20262209285
Jul 20262549562
Jun 20261999774
May 20263041,0914
Apr 20262681,0161
Mar 20263041,2054
Feb 20262671,0570
Jan 20262571,1176
Dec 20251569312
Nov 20251509393
Oct 20251371,1152
Sep 20251769411
Aug 20251581,0522
Jul 20252191,0375
Jun 20251688204
May 20252388160
Apr 20252299189
Mar 20251959881
Feb 20251649174
Jan 20251861,0498
Dec 20241649882
Nov 20241361,3183
Oct 20241831,5227
Sep 20242521,4825
Aug 20243231,5384
Jul 20243801,7666
Jun 20243751,6996
May 20244051,8551
Apr 20243831,8004
Mar 20243811,7281
Feb 20242781,6863
Jan 20242841,6065
Nov 20232621,9161
Aug 20232861,6324
Jul 20232991,6325

How Tucson compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
5Kansas City, MO1,3253,411518,039Jul 2026
6Baltimore, MD1,3024,037562,811Jul 2026
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
37Atlanta, GA7962,712525,939Sep 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
195Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)2551,572562,033Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Tucson in population, Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson side by side with Phoenix, Mesa 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; Tucson’s rate is 24% above the state’s.

GilbertChandlerMesaTempePhoenixScottsdaleGlendaleSurprise

All 10 cities in Arizona

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Tucson safe?

By reported violent crime, Tucson is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 475 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, +19% 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 Tucson?

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

What is the crime rate in Tucson?

475 violent and 2,172 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 14,740 incidents reported to Tucson Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Tucson going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +19% and property crime −2% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Tucson had in 2026?

Tucson Police Department reported 26 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 34 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 33, or 6 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Tucson Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0100300). 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 Tucson

12 months to September 2026

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

AZ0100300
Source
Tucson Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AZ0100300)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to September 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Tucson 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)