Payson, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Payson, AZ Summary

Crime in Payson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Payson over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Payson:

  • There were 352 total crimes committed in Payson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,115.6 total crimes per 100K people in Payson.
  • The overall crime rate in Payson is -8.97% below the national average.
  • Payson ranks #40 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Payson ranks #6,775 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Payson Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Payson is 2,115.6 per 100,000 people. That's -8.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.00% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Payson
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 352 2,115.6 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 6.3
Robbery 2 12.0 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 79 474.8 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 82 492.8 484.8 369.8
Burglary 70 420.7 330.0 269.8
Larceny 184 1,105.9 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 96.2 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 270 1,622.8 2,227.7 1,954.4

Payson Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Payson

82
Violent Crimes
492.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
33.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Payson is 492.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 33.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.66% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Payson

270
Property Crimes
1,622.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 270 property crimes in Payson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Payson is 1,622.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Payson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.15% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Payson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Scottsdale, AZ 245,886 6,319 2,569.9 2,355.6 214.3
Camp Verde, AZ 12,362 193 1,561.2 1,375.2 186.1

Payson SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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