Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lake Havasu City, AZ Crime Grade
How Lake Havasu City 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
6/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lake Havasu City, AZ was 299.4 per 100,000 residents (178 incidents over a population of 59,462). That puts Lake Havasu City Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 21% below the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
That ranks Lake Havasu City #2,650 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 30% of them, and #27 of 45 in Arizona. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and up 29% over the last five years.
Lake Havasu City, AZ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Arizona Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 299.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,650 of 3,771
- AZ rank
- #27 of 45
- Safer than
- 30% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- up 29%
- Population
- 59,462
- Reporting agency
- Lake Havasu City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lake Havasu City Police Department (FBI ORI AZ0080400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lake Havasu City (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lake Havasu City 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 | 232.1(134) | 277.2(164) | 286.3(171) | 357.3(214) | 299.4(178) |
| Murder | 3.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 3.3(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 69.3(40) | 60.8(36) | 51.9(31) | 50.1(30) | 53.8(32) |
| Robbery | 6.9(4) | 3.4(2) | 5.0(3) | 13.4(8) | 8.4(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 152.4(88) | 213.0(126) | 226.1(135) | 293.8(176) | 237.1(141) |
| Property crime | 1328.5(767) | 1372.4(812) | 1262.6(754) | 1397.4(837) | 1042.7(620) |
| Burglary | 173.2(100) | 157.2(93) | 160.8(96) | 233.7(140) | 99.2(59) |
| Larceny | 1001.1(578) | 1071.6(634) | 999.7(597) | 1071.8(642) | 881.2(524) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 131.6(76) | 138.6(82) | 87.1(52) | 88.5(53) | 52.1(31) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lake Havasu City, 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 Lake Havasu City 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 Lake Havasu City calculated?
- Lake Havasu City'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 Lake Havasu City 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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