Poston, AZ Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 87%

Violent crime 102%

Property crime 84%

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}	Poston_{/100k people}	Arizona_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,384 (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)	784 (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)	3,600 (estimate)	2,228	1,958

Key findings

Poston crime rates are 87% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Poston are 102% higher than the national average
In Poston you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Poston is safer than 5% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Poston has decreased by 6%

Poston crime map

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Daily Crime In Poston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Poston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Poston is 1 in 128

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Poston is 1 in 28

The chance of being a victim of crime in Poston is 1 in 23

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

Poston police department

Item	Poston	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}
Cienega Springs, AZ	1,795	210	963	1,172
Big River, CA	1,120	244	1,179	1,423
Parker, AZ	3,043	217	2,388	2,605
Bluewater, AZ	802	645	2,965	3,610
Bluewater, CA	212	627	3,033	3,659
Poston, AZ	347	784	3,600	4,384

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Nuiqsut, AK	347	1,252	3,376	4,628
Poyen, AR	347	999	3,883	4,882
Jerome, AZ	347	219	2,412	2,632
Ransom, IL	347	553	2,024	2,577
Sulphur Springs, IN	347	470	2,342	2,812
Poston, AZ	347	784	3,600	4,384

Source: The Poston, 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.