Fountain Hills, AZ Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Fountain Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Fountain 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 Fountain Hills, AZ Safe?

The C grade means the rate of robbery is slightly higher than the average US city. Fountain Hills is in the 43rd percentile for safety, meaning 57% of cities are safer and 43% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fountain Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Fountain Hills is 0.4846 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fountain Hills generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Fountain Hills may be as high as 1 in 1,488 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,176 in the northwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the robbery map, however, because comparing rates for robbery or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Fountain Hills, AZ: about 3 per year. The west part of Fountain Hills has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Robbery Maps

When looking at the robbery map for Fountain Hills, remember that the rate of robbery 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 central part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the robbery rate map do not always indicate danger for Fountain Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Fountain 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 Fountain Hills has 9, have the same problem. Of Fountain Hills’s 22,875 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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Fountain Hills Crime Breakdown

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

Individual Fountain Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Fort McDowell, AZ	C	D	C-	D
Alchesay Flat, AZ	D	F	D	D+
Rio Verde, AZ	A-	C-	B+	D
Scottsdale, AZ	D+	C-	D	C-
Paradise Valley, AZ	C	C	D+	D+
Cave Creek, AZ	A-	B	A-	C+
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	D+	C-
Glendale, AZ	C-	C-	D+	C-
Peoria, AZ	B	B	B-	B-
Sun City, AZ	C+	C-	C	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fountain Hills is higher versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Roselle, IL	B-	A-	A-	C-
Holt, MI	B	B	B	A
Huntingdon Valley, PA	B+	A-	A-	C
Jackson, MO	C+	C-	C-	B-
Princeton, TX	B	B	B	B
Raymore, MO	B+	B	B	B+
Rincon, GA	A	B+	B+	A-
Riverside, OH	D	C-	C-	B-
Rock Springs, WY	C	B-	B-	A+
Rockaway, NJ	B	A+	A+	B+

Considering only the robbery rate, Fountain 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 Fountain Hills, AZ average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fountain Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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