Somerton, AZ Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 71%

Violent crime 73%

Property crime 71%

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.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Somerton_{/100k people}	Arizona_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	115	n/a (estimate)	677	2,713	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.9	6.5
Rape	2	n/a	11.8	44.0	38.4
Robbery	1	n/a	5.9	83.7	73.9
Assault	15	n/a	88.4	350.2	279.7
Violent crime	18	n/a (estimate)	106	485	388
Burglary	18	n/a	106.0	330.0	314.2
Theft	68	n/a	400.6	1,656.0	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	11	n/a	64.8	241.7	246.0
Property crime	97	n/a (estimate)	571	2,228	1,958

Key findings

Somerton crime rates are 71% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Somerton are 73% lower than the national average
In Somerton you have a 1 in 148 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Somerton is safer than 63% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Somerton has decreased by 31%

Somerton crime map

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Daily Crime In Somerton (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Somerton, Arizona is displayed in the graph above. As you can see, the daily crimes for Somerton are 4.00 times less than the Arizona average and 3.46 times less than the national level. Daily violent crimes in Somerton are 4.57 times less than than Arizona and 3.66 times less than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Somerton are 3.90 times less than than Arizona and 3.43 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Somerton (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Somerton to every other city in Arizona, as well as the entirety of the United States, is Somerton safe? The gauges above illustrate that Somerton is safer than 75% of every city located within Arizona along with 63% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Arizona and in the United States as a whole. As a result, Somerton, AZ is ranked above average when compared to the rest of the US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Somerton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Somerton is 1 in 944

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Somerton is 1 in 176

The chance of being a victim of crime in Somerton is 1 in 148

Are you worried about becoming a crime victim? In Somerton, your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 944. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 176 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Somerton is 1 in 148.

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

A good indicator of whether Somerton is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate (per 100,000 people). The number of violent crimes in Somerton has decreased by 51%, while the property crime rate in Somerton has decreased by 26% year over year. The number of total crimes in Somerton has decreased by 31% year over year.

Somerton police department

Item	Somerton	Arizona	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	30	12,274	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.0	3.1	3.3

There are a total of 30 Somerton police officers. This results in 2.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 34.1% less than the Arizona average and 37.2% less than the National average.

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}
San Luis, AZ	31,118	83	652	735
Donovan Estates, AZ	1,435	267	1,225	1,492
Avenue B and C, AZ	3,623	370	1,698	2,067
Yuma, AZ	93,704	465	1,917	2,382
Winterhaven, CA	212	714	3,457	4,171
Wall Lane, AZ	489	784	3,600	4,384
Rancho Mesa Verde, AZ	902	784	3,600	4,384
Somerton, AZ	14,866	106	571	677

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mastic Beach, NY	14,867	447	1,734	2,181
Aldine, TX	14,867	632	3,183	3,815
Forrest City, AR	14,871	1,845	4,831	6,676
Alexander City, AL	14,859	284	2,012	2,296
Mount Vernon, IL	14,880	1,446	4,939	6,384
Somerton, AZ	14,866	106	571	677

Source: The Somerton, 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.