Fountain Hills, AZ Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 51%

Violent crime 47%

Property crime 52%

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}	Fountain Hills_{/100k people}	Arizona_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,139 (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)	204 (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)	936 (estimate)	2,228	1,958

Key findings

Fountain Hills crime rates are 51% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Fountain Hills are 47% lower than the national average
In Fountain Hills you have a 1 in 88 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Fountain Hills is safer than 60% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Fountain Hills has decreased by 6%

Fountain Hills crime map

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The Fountain Hills crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Fountain Hills as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Fountain Hills crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Fountain Hills

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Fountain Hills is 1 in 491

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fountain Hills is 1 in 107

The chance of being a victim of crime in Fountain Hills is 1 in 88

Year Over Year Crime In Fountain Hills (per 100,000 people)

Fountain Hills police department

Item	Fountain Hills	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
Carefree, AZ	3,580	92	424	517
Paradise Valley, AZ	13,833	101	1,454	1,555
Apache Junction, AZ	37,775	214	1,775	1,989
Scottsdale, AZ	234,495	179	1,880	2,059
Mesa, AZ	470,456	372	1,846	2,218
Tempe, AZ	174,708	550	3,563	4,113
Fountain Hills, AZ	23,863	204	936	1,139

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Loma Linda, CA	23,859	341	2,251	2,593
Keystone, FL	23,850	161	743	904
Watertown, WI	23,878	222	772	994
Derby, KS	23,847	115	1,871	1,986
Cottage Lake, WA	23,845	123	1,147	1,271
Fountain Hills, AZ	23,863	204	936	1,139

Source: The Fountain Hills, 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.