| | Phoenix, AZ | Des Moines, IA | United States |
| | 37.5 | 37.1 | 22.7 |
| | 52.8 | 60.8 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Phoenix, Arizona | Crime Index |
| Circle City, AZ | |
| Santa Cruz, AZ | |
| Florence, AZ | 13.2 |
| Mammoth, AZ | 15.4 |
| Tonopah, AZ | 16.7 |
| Gilbert, AZ | 16.8 |
| Kearny, AZ | 16.8 |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | 16.9 |
| Rio Verde, AZ | 17.6 |
| Surprise, AZ | 17.8 |
Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments More
Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area.
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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put More
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Reviews for Des Moines 
53 Reviews
Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the More
This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north More
Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike More
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