Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Scottsdale, AZ Crime Grade
How Scottsdale 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arizona
3/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Scottsdale, AZ was 172.3 per 100,000 residents (426 incidents over a population of 247,258). That puts Scottsdale Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 54% below the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Scottsdale (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Scottsdale 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 | 218.4(537) | 188.0(458) | 176.5(430) | 152.9(375) | 172.3(426) |
| Murder | 2.0(5) | 1.2(3) | 0.8(2) | 0.4(1) | 2.4(6) |
| Rape | 43.1(106) | 42.7(104) | 41.9(102) | 31.0(76) | 41.7(103) |
| Robbery | 41.5(102) | 24.6(60) | 26.7(65) | 22.8(56) | 15.0(37) |
| Aggravated assault | 131.8(324) | 119.5(291) | 107.1(261) | 98.7(242) | 113.2(280) |
| Property crime | 2375.9(5,842) | 2286.8(5,570) | 2248.8(5,479) | 1874.9(4,598) | 1734.6(4,289) |
| Burglary | 280.6(690) | 252.9(616) | 222.0(541) | 182.7(448) | 148.4(367) |
| Larceny | 1917.6(4,715) | 1868.0(4,550) | 1816.6(4,426) | 1532.8(3,759) | 1477.4(3,653) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 170.4(419) | 162.6(396) | 206.4(503) | 156.6(384) | 107.2(265) |
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: Scottsdale'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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