San Tan Valley, AZ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. San Tan Valley is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of cities are safer and 47% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Tan Valley's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in San Tan Valley is 0.0607 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Tan Valley generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in San Tan Valley may be as high as 1 in 13,472 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,145 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of San Tan Valley, AZ: about 1 per year. The northwest part of San Tan Valley has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How San Tan Valley's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in San Tan 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, San Tan Valley is safer than the Arizona state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in San Tan Valley, AZ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of San Tan Valley about $10,484,310 in 2025, or roughly $114 per resident. This is part of San Tan Valley's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Tan Valley, including every crime type and how San Tan 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 San Tan Valley's crime maps on the San Tan Valley overall crime page.

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Individual San Tan Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Queen Creek, AZ	A	A-	A	C
Chandler Heights, AZ	B	B-	B	D+
Blackwater, AZ	D+	D-	D	F
Sacaton Flats, AZ	D	F	D	F
Adamsville, AZ	C+	D	C	C+
Florence, AZ	C	D-	C	D+
Sacaton, AZ	D	D-	D-	D+
Stotonic Village, AZ	C-	D+	D+	D-
Bapchule, AZ	C-	D-	D+	D
Santan, AZ	D+	D	D	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

San Tan Valley is similar 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
Broomfield, CO	D-	D+	D+	A-
Brownsville, TX	D-	D	D	C+
Burbank, CA	D	D	D	A-
Buckeye, AZ	A-	B+	B+	C
Buena Park, CA	C+	D+	D+	A+
Appleton, WI	C	B+	B+	B+
Alameda, CA	D	D-	D-	F
Apex, NC	B	A	A	C+
Apopka, FL	A-	B	B	B+
Athens, GA	C+	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Tan Valley, AZ average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See San Tan Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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