Goodyear, AZ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Goodyear in green. The most dangerous areas in Goodyear 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 Goodyear, AZ Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Goodyear is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of cities are safer and 50% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Goodyear's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Goodyear is 0.0579 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Goodyear generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Goodyear may be as high as 1 in 12,061 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,514 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Goodyear, AZ: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Goodyear has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Goodyear's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Goodyear to the Arizona state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

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

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Goodyear, AZ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Goodyear about $12,269,365 in 2025, or roughly $109 per resident. This is part of Goodyear's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Goodyear, including every crime type and how Goodyear compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Goodyear's crime maps on the Goodyear overall crime page.

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Individual Goodyear Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Litchfield Park, AZ	A	A-	A	C-
Avondale, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C-
Liberty, AZ	A	C+	A-	C
Luke Afb, AZ	D	F	D-	C-
Maricopa Village, AZ	A-	B-	B+	D
Tolleson, AZ	B-	B-	C+	C
Waddell, AZ	A+	A-	A+	D+
Buckeye, AZ	A-	B+	B	C
Maricopa Colony, AZ	C+	D-	B	D
Youngtown, AZ	C-	C-	D+	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Goodyear is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Mission, TX	D	D	D	C+
Montgomery, AL	D-	D-	D-	F
Monroe, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Miami, FL	B	C+	C+	C-
Miami Gardens, FL	A	B	B	D+
Mobile, AL	D	D-	D-	F
Melbourne, FL	A	A-	A-	A+
Metairie, LA	D-	C	C	A-
Merced, CA	D+	D	D	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Goodyear, AZ average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Goodyear schools on SchoolGrade

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