Oro Valley, AZ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Oro Valley is in the 78th percentile for safety, meaning 22% of cities are safer and 78% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oro Valley's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oro Valley is 0.0331 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oro Valley generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oro Valley may be as high as 1 in 22,882 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 41,743 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Oro Valley, AZ: about 0 per year. The north part of Oro Valley has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oro Valley's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oro Valley 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, Oro Valley 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 Oro Valley, AZ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oro Valley about $3,163,128 in 2025, or roughly $62 per resident. This is part of Oro Valley's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oro Valley, including every crime type and how Oro Valley 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 Oro Valley's crime maps on the Oro Valley overall crime page.

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Individual Oro Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Casas Adobes, AZ	C-	C-	D+	B+
Catalina, AZ	C+	C	C-	A-
Marana, AZ	B+	B	B	B+
Saddlebrooke, AZ	A+	A-	A+	A
Catalina Foothills, AZ	C+	B	C	B+
Mount Lemmon, AZ	B	C	B-	C-
Picture Rocks, AZ	B+	B-	B-	C+
Campo Bonito, AZ	B	D+	B-	D
Avra Valley, AZ	B+	B-	B-	B
Red Rock, AZ	A+	C+	A+	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Oro Valley 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
Prescott Valley, AZ	A-	B-	B-	B-
Alvin, TX	C	C+	C+	C-
Madison, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Matthews, NC	D+	B-	B-	C-
Middletown, CT	B	A+	A+	A-
Middletown, DE	C+	B+	B+	C+
Middletown, NY	C	D+	D+	A-
Milton, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Mount Vernon, WA	D-	C-	C-	A
New Albany, IN	C	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oro Valley, AZ average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Oro Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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