Crime in Lake Havasu City, AZ

Lake Havasu City, AZ is a relatively safe place to live compared to the national average. The violent crime rate in Lake Havasu City is 11.1, which is less than half of the US average of 22.7. Additionally, the property crime rate in Lake Havasu City is 32.6, which is slightly lower than the US average of 35.4. This makes Lake Havasu City an ideal location for those who want to live in a safe environment with low crime statistics.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lake Havasu City violent crime is 11.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Lake Havasu City property crime is 32.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Lake Havasu City, AZ Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	148.7	2.2	0	6.7	139.9	2903.8	375.2	2348.8	179.8
2001	145.2	2.3	0	11.5	131.4	3160.3	525.6	2395	239.7
2002	183.9	2.2	2.2	4.5	174.9	3894.5	724.2	2852	318.4
2003	217	4.2	19	21.1	172.8	3962.9	554.1	3109.7	299.2
2004	197.8	4	15.8	19.8	158.2	3821.3	646.8	2828.4	346.1
2005	258.1	5.5	30.9	20	201.8	3348.2	572.6	2444.8	330.8
2006	175.8	5.2	17.4	19.1	134	2985	558.7	2163.5	262.8
2007	228.3	8.5	34.1	13.6	172.1	3088.6	523	2364.6	201
2008	173.6	1.7	31.2	17.4	123.2	2403.8	423.5	1832.8	147.5
2009	181.5	5.1	32.5	20.5	123.3	2332	553	1635.1	143.8
2011	184	1.9	48.8	5.6	127.6	2380.3	428	1828.4	123.9
2012	108.4	3.7	18.7	13.1	72.9	2534	478.4	1891.1	164.4
2013		1.9	32.1	20.8	109.7	2367.1	538.8	1699.7	128.6
2014	166.4	1.9	26.5	9.5	128.6	2096.7	419.7	1569.2	107.8
2015	174.7	0	56.4	11.3	107.1	1854.6	405.9	1367.9	80.8
2016	262.3	3.7	57.7	11.2	189.8	2266.2	489.3	1579.7	197.2
2017	222.5	0	38.9	11.1	172.4	2158.1	454.2	1572.2	131.6
2018	160.9	3.7	36.6	11	109.7	1518	283.5	1124.8	109.7
2019	157	1.8	52.3	5.4	97.5	1209.1	194.9	936.6	77.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Needles, CA	1,419.7	3,479.3	5,011	29	2019
Parker, AZ	62.1	2,516.3	3,060	31	2019
Bullhead City, AZ	318.3	3,335.6	39,426	47	2019
Kingman, AZ	326.8	4,385.6	29,181	53	2019
Quartzsite, AZ	406.0	2,841.7	3,527	57	2018

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Buckeye, AZ	137.3	1,623.8	56,780	120	2019
Indio, CA	571.1	2,025.8	90,055	122	2019
Palm Desert, CA	252.9	3,436.5	52,845	129	2019
Cathedral City, CA	260.2	1,087.7	54,317	131	2019
Yuma, AZ	380.7	2,330.7	94,381	137	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Lake Havasu City 21 Reviews

Jim Crow 2.0 - 11/4/2021
First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every... Read More

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Change is coming - 6/17/2021
Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add... Read More

Karen | Lake Havasu City, AZ | Reply | 4 Replies

Great Place to live! But maybe not for everyone! - 3/6/2021
My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we... Read More

Tom | Lake Havasu City, AZ | Reply | 2 Replies

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