The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Peoria, AZ
Peoria is the eighth-largest city in Arizona, with 203,200 residents in Maricopa County, about 17 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix · Updated November 2026
Is Peoria, AZ safe?
Yes, crime in Peoria is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Peoria sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 43% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Peoria run from A to C, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 798 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Peoria as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Peoria scores 798.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Peoria, AZ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Peoria, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Peoria
One part of Peoria stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Alta Loma & Downtown Peoria, in south Peoria, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Robberies are uncommon. Peoria has robberies at less than half the US rate: 0.26 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Peoria
Low crime is the norm across Peoria: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Peoria run from A to C; 46% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
97%
A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Westwing Mountain, northThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Peoria.A911
2Vistancia, northwestCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Peoria.A905
3Desert Hills, northeastThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Peoria.A903
4Camino Lago, Camino Lago South & Ventana Lakes, westBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of Peoria.A874
5Peacock Village, centralCar thefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Peoria.A-820
6Alta Loma & Downtown Peoria, southRobberies run at about double the rate in the rest of Peoria.B640
Neighborhood areas of Peoria, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Peoria?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Peoria is up 11% and property crime is down 35%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.3 to 2.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 19 to 12 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 19%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
PeoriaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Peoria. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Peoria
Violent, US
Property, Peoria
Property, US
2016
-8%
+4%
+21%
+15%
2017
+6%
+4%
+8%
+12%
2018
-3%
+0%
+1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
-25%
-8%
2021
+8%
+6%
-20%
-10%
2022
-15%
+5%
-25%
-6%
2023
-7%
+2%
-28%
-7%
2024
+10%
-4%
-35%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Peoria
CrimeGrade™ estimates Peoria has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 20% less than the US as a whole and 26% less than Arizona.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Peoria, about 38% of everything reported, but simple assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Peoria
Peoria has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Peoria, 54% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 44% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (55%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (52%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Peoria compares with nearby cities
Peoria has less crime than 6 of its 9 nearest cities.
Two things set Peoria apart: it has 25 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of D- (11 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft and robbery run higher here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 79% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (11 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 71% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 66% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 63% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 63% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 63% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Peoria on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Peoria
Crime costs Peoria about $893 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 26% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $64 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $184 million a year, or $908 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.8 million
$33
Rape
$5.3 million
$26
Robbery
$1.7 million
$8
Aggravated assault
$12 million
$57
Simple assault
$13 million
$66
Burglary
$2.9 million
$14
Theft
$12 million
$57
Vehicle theft
$5.0 million
$25
Arson
$430,000
$2
Vandalism
$4.9 million
$24
Total
$64 million
$313
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Peoria means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Peoria, AZ average a SchoolGrade of B+: 44% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Peoria on SchoolGrade
