Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sierra Vista, AZ Crime Grade
How Sierra Vista 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Arizona
5/10
vs. Arizona cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sierra Vista, AZ was 190.8 per 100,000 residents (85 incidents over a population of 44,541). That puts Sierra Vista Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 49% below the Arizona statewide rate of 377.3.
That ranks Sierra Vista #1,994 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #19 of 45 in Arizona. Violent crime is down 21% year over year and down 20% over the last five years.
Sierra Vista, AZ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Arizona Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 190.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,994 of 3,771
- AZ rank
- #19 of 45
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 21%
- 5-year change
- down 20%
- Population
- 44,541
- Reporting agency
- Sierra Vista Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sierra Vista Police Department (FBI ORI AZ0020900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sierra Vista (red), Arizona (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sierra Vista 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 | 239.6(105) | 282.8(129) | 217.8(99) | 240.3(106) | 190.8(85) |
| Murder | 9.1(4) | 2.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.3(1) | 4.5(2) |
| Rape | 47.9(21) | 43.8(20) | 24.2(11) | 24.9(11) | 20.2(9) |
| Robbery | 27.4(12) | 21.9(10) | 22.0(10) | 24.9(11) | 20.2(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 155.2(68) | 214.9(98) | 171.6(78) | 188.1(83) | 145.9(65) |
| Property crime | 1417.4(621) | 1644.3(750) | 1629.9(741) | 1727.1(762) | 1477.3(658) |
| Burglary | 221.4(97) | 179.8(82) | 187.0(85) | 165.5(73) | 141.4(63) |
| Larceny | 1134.3(497) | 1392.2(635) | 1352.7(615) | 1471.0(649) | 1279.7(570) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 59.3(26) | 57.0(26) | 79.2(36) | 77.1(34) | 44.9(20) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sierra Vista, 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 Sierra Vista 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 Sierra Vista calculated?
- Sierra Vista'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 Sierra Vista 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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