Zip 85268 (Fountain Hills, AZ) Crime

Fountain Hills, AZ has a lower than average rate of violent crime at 15.7 compared to the US average of 22.7. The rate of property crime in Fountain Hills is also slightly below the national average, with 22.7 compared to 35.4 on average throughout the US. This suggests that Fountain Hills is a relatively safe area in comparison to other cities and towns across the country.

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

Fountain Hills (zip 85268) violent crime is 15.7. (The US average is 22.7)

Fountain Hills (zip 85268) property crime is 22.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Fountain Hills, Arizona does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Paradise Valley, Arizona. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Paradise Valley, Arizona. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

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

Scottsdale, AZ Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	266	3.7	24.7	53.6	184	4067.4	1086.2	2436.1	545
2001	295.2	4.8	27.7	93.5	169.3	4428.5	1268.6	2504.2	655.7
2002	224	0.5	29.2	79.3	115	4476.8	1292.3	2545.3	639.2
2003	223.4	3.2	28.1	73.9	118.3	4293.2	1048.9	2564.1	680.1
2004	208.6	1.8	28.1	58.8	119.9	4010.6	930.2	2492.9	587.5
2005	202.8	1.7	22.2	54.5	124.3	3371.9	815	2050.7	506.2
2006	215.2	2.1	27.7	65.2	120.2	3543.5	733.4	2333.7	476.5
2007	186.2	2.1	17.4	60.8	105.8	3459.4	647.4	2492.3	319.7
2008	177.1	2.1	11.7	54.4	108.8	3308	622.8	2468.3	216.8
2009	171.5	4.2	7.9	53.9	105.4	2843	559.1	2155.9	128
2010	153.1	1.7	14.3	43.4	93.7	2847.3	555.8	2175.3	116.3
2011	181.4	1.8	15.4	56.7	107.5	3050	645.9	2292.5	111.6
2012	147.2	1.3	18.8	51.5	75.6	2706.4	561.7	2036.9	107.9
2013		1.8	16.4	44.8	86.5	2556.7	484.7	1979.8	92.2
2015	185.6	2.6	45.3	42.8	94.9	2279.9	354.5	1843.3	82.1
2016	153.2	1.7	37.4	46.5	67.7	2365.4	318.8	1943.3	103.4
2017	157.2	2	40.9	39.7	74.7	2172	348.6	1725.7	97.7
2018	165.5	2.7	47.9	34.1	80.8	2229	278.9	1843.4	106.7
2019	159.3	1.2	52.2	42.2	63.7	1957.7	254.2	1602.1	101.4

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Scottsdale, AZ	159.3	1,957.7	224,357	7	2019
Paradise Valley, AZ	67.9	1,092.8	13,001	14	2019
Mesa, AZ	376.9	1,868.7	445,256	14	2019
Apache Junction, AZ	223.4	1,868.7	34,763	18	2019
Tempe, AZ	452.4	3,776.1	178,654	19	2019
Gilbert, AZ	96.6	1,202.6	231,799	20	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Paradise Valley, AZ	67.9	1,092.8	13,001	14	2019
Apache Junction, AZ	223.4	1,092.8	34,763	18	2019
El Mirage, AZ	232.1	2,713.8	34,376	34	2019
Florence, AZ	166.8	280.5	21,229	42	2019
Coolidge, AZ	532.8	2,991.3	10,540	46	2019
Payson, AZ	374.4	1,827.4	13,518	50	2019

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Jim · Fountain Hills, AZ

Fountain Hills a great place to live

Over 6 years ago

I have lived in this City for the last 18 months and love the small town atmosphere. We are within 10 miles from Scottsdale, the Mayo Clinic and a great selection of More

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