Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Apache Junction, AZ Crime Grade
How Apache Junction grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Arizona — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arizona
7/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Apache Junction, AZ was 301.1 per 100,000 residents (138 incidents over a population of 45,834). That puts Apache Junction Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 20% below the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
That ranks Apache Junction #2,659 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 29% of them, and #29 of 45 in Arizona. Violent crime is down 31% year over year and up 5% over the last five years.
Apache Junction, AZ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Arizona Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 301.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,659 of 3,771
- AZ rank
- #29 of 45
- Safer than
- 29% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 31%
- 5-year change
- up 5%
- Population
- 45,834
- Reporting agency
- Apache Junction Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Apache Junction Police Department (FBI ORI AZ0111300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Apache Junction (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Apache Junction vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 287.0(128) | 330.9(136) | 505.9(207) | 433.4(182) | 301.1(138) |
| Murder | 2.2(1) | 9.7(4) | 9.8(4) | 2.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 35.9(16) | 41.4(17) | 68.4(28) | 45.2(19) | 50.2(23) |
| Robbery | 20.2(9) | 17.0(7) | 17.1(7) | 9.5(4) | 6.5(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 228.7(102) | 262.8(108) | 410.6(168) | 376.2(158) | 244.4(112) |
| Property crime | 1461.7(652) | 1931.9(794) | 1669.2(683) | 1519.3(638) | 1112.7(510) |
| Burglary | 199.5(89) | 260.3(107) | 168.6(69) | 164.3(69) | 109.1(50) |
| Larceny | 1017.8(454) | 1401.5(576) | 1278.2(523) | 1109.7(466) | 857.4(393) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 235.4(105) | 260.3(107) | 207.7(85) | 235.7(99) | 133.1(61) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Apache Junction, AZ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Apache Junction Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Apache Junction calculated?
- Apache Junction's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Arizona state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Arizona cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Apache Junction Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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