Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Oro Valley, AZ Crime Grade
How Oro Valley 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arizona
1/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Oro Valley, AZ was 64.9 per 100,000 residents (32 incidents over a population of 49,271). That puts Oro Valley Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 83% below the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
That ranks Oro Valley #698 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 82% of them, and #4 of 45 in Arizona. Violent crime is up 37% year over year and up 10% over the last five years.
Oro Valley, AZ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Arizona Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 64.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #698 of 3,771
- AZ rank
- #4 of 45
- Safer than
- 82% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 37%
- 5-year change
- up 10%
- Population
- 49,271
- Reporting agency
- Oro Valley Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Oro Valley Police Department (FBI ORI AZ0100700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Oro Valley (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Oro Valley 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 | 59.2(28) | 33.0(16) | 57.5(28) | 47.2(23) | 64.9(32) |
| Murder | 2.1(1) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 16.9(8) | 8.3(4) | 10.3(5) | 6.2(3) | 8.1(4) |
| Robbery | 4.2(2) | 6.2(3) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.1(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 36.0(17) | 16.5(8) | 45.1(22) | 41.1(20) | 52.8(26) |
| Property crime | 1315.5(622) | 1191.1(577) | 1146.9(559) | 1146.3(558) | 919.4(453) |
| Burglary | 84.6(40) | 92.9(45) | 86.2(42) | 55.5(27) | 60.9(30) |
| Larceny | 1180.2(558) | 1046.6(507) | 1032.0(503) | 1049.7(511) | 832.1(410) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 50.8(24) | 47.5(23) | 24.6(12) | 41.1(20) | 24.4(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Oro Valley, 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 Oro Valley 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 Oro Valley calculated?
- Oro Valley'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 Oro Valley 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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