Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Payson, AZ Crime Grade
How Payson 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arizona
6/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Payson, AZ was 284.8 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 16,854). That puts Payson 12% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 25% below the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Payson (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Payson 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 | 568.4(91) | 504.9(84) | 309.8(52) | 285.0(48) | 284.8(48) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) |
| Rape | 12.5(2) | 6.0(1) | 11.9(2) | 5.9(1) | 35.6(6) |
| Robbery | 6.2(1) | 12.0(2) | 11.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 549.6(88) | 486.8(81) | 286.0(48) | 279.0(47) | 243.3(41) |
| Property crime | 1811.3(290) | 1628.8(271) | 1936.5(325) | 1323.8(223) | 1406.2(237) |
| Burglary | 518.4(83) | 420.7(70) | 321.8(54) | 255.3(43) | 272.9(46) |
| Larceny | 1124.2(180) | 1105.9(184) | 1525.4(256) | 920.2(155) | 973.1(164) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 149.9(24) | 96.2(16) | 77.5(13) | 142.5(24) | 160.2(27) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Payson's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Arizona cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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