Desert Hills, Cave Creek, AZ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Desert Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Desert Hills are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Desert Hills, Cave Creek, AZ Safe?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Desert Hills is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of neighborhoods are safer and 67% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Desert Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Desert Hills is 0.0462 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Desert Hills generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Desert Hills may be as high as 1 in 12,781 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 55,642 in the northeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Desert Hills, Cave Creek, AZ: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Desert Hills has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Desert Hills, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Desert Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Desert Hills has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Desert Hills has 4, have the same problem. Of Desert Hills’s 16,139 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Desert Hills Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Desert Hills residents in a standard year.

Individual Desert Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Desert Hills is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Desert Hills.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Gateway, Phoenix, AZ	A+	A	A+	B
Desert View, Phoenix, AZ	A+	A	A+	B+
Deer Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B+	B
New Village, New River, AZ	A	B+	A	C
Pinnacle Peak, Scottsdale, AZ	A+	B+	A+	B
Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B	B-
North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ	C+	C+	C+	C+
Camino Lago, Phoenix, AZ	A+	A+	A+	A
Cactus Gale, Glendale, AZ	B	B+	B-	C+
Peacock Village, Peoria, AZ	A	A	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Desert Hills is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mountain View San Diego, San Diego, CA	B-	C-	C-	C-
salisbury, Allentown, PA	A-	A-	A-	B
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, OH	A+	A+	A+	B+
Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH	D+	C-	C-	C
Power Ranch, Gilbert, AZ	A+	A	A	C
Pleasant Valley, Portland, OR	C+	A	A	C+
Old Aurora, New Orleans, LA	C	C	C	D-
O'Hare, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A	B
North Shores, North Bay Village, FL	A	B+	B+	C-
North Park, Buffalo, NY	B+	C	C	A-

Considering only the murder rate, Desert Hills is safer than the Arizona state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Desert Hills, Cave Creek, AZ average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Desert Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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