Carefree, AZ Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 78%

Violent crime 76%

Property crime 78%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Carefree_{/100k people}	Arizona_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	517 (estimate)	2,713	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.9	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	44.0	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	83.7	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	350.2	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	92 (estimate)	485	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	330.0	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,656.0	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	241.7	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	424 (estimate)	2,228	1,958

Key findings

Carefree crime rates are 78% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Carefree are 76% lower than the national average
In Carefree you have a 1 in 194 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Carefree is safer than 84% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Carefree has decreased by 6%

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Daily Crime In Carefree (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Carefree

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Carefree is 1 in 1083

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Carefree is 1 in 236

The chance of being a victim of crime in Carefree is 1 in 194

Year Over Year Crime In Carefree (per 100,000 people)

Carefree police department

Item	Carefree	Arizona	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	12,274	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.1	3.3

Sex offenders in Arizona

State	Total offenders	Arizona_/100K	National_/100K
Arizona	8,206	157	266

There are a total of 8,206 sex offenders in Arizona. This yields a total of 157 sex offenders in Arizona per 100,000 residents which is 41% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rio Verde, AZ	1,946	68	313	381
Cave Creek, AZ	5,275	158	725	882
Fountain Hills, AZ	23,863	204	936	1,139
Anthem, AZ	22,571	218	1,001	1,218
New River, AZ	15,305	267	1,225	1,492
Deer Creek, AZ	169	432	1,986	2,418
Carefree, AZ	3,580	92	424	517

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vails Gate, NY	3,580	219	849	1,068
Haskell, TX	3,581	125	626	751
Hauula, HI	3,578	132	1,250	1,382
Rochester, PA	3,578	260	1,095	1,355
Camden, TN	3,578	28	414	442
Carefree, AZ	3,580	92	424	517

Source: The Carefree, AZ crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.