The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Apache County, AZ: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Apache County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Apache County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Apache County, AZ Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
C

$60.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Apache County, AZ

In 2025, crime will cost $3,218 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Apache County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Apache County, AZ Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Apache County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Apache County sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of counties and behind 93%. The grade covers only Apache County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Apache County is 57.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the northeast areas to 1 in 32 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Apache County, AZ report the most crime, about 787 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 175 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Apache County, AZ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Apache County for 2025 is $60,548,495, about $983 per resident and $3,218 per household. That equals 4.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Apache County Compared to Other Counties?

Apache County, AZ: $983
Navajo County, AZ: $626
Yavapai County, AZ: $328
Arizona: $452
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Apache County is $983 per year, which is $519 more than the national average and $531 more than Arizona's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Apache County:
  • In Navajo County, AZ, crime costs $626 per person, which is $357 less than in Apache County.
  • In Yavapai County, AZ, crime costs $328 per person, which is $655 less than in Apache County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Apache County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Apache County
Cost per Apache County Resident
Murder
$20.1 million
$326
Rape/Sexual Assault
$3.12 million
$51
Robbery
$4.33 million
$70
Assault
$13.0 million
$212
Kidnapping
$1.00 million
$16
Vehicle Theft
$2.02 million
$33
Burglary
$2.64 million
$43
Theft
$9.33 million
$151
Arson
$214,737
$3
Vandalism
$2.76 million
$45
Animal Cruelty
$47,318
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.31 million
$21
Identity Theft
$661,868
$11
Total Cost of Crime
$60,548,495
$983

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Apache County, AZ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Apache County totals $153,647,641 ($2,494 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $214,196,135 ($3,477 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Apache County has 9, do the same, and of Apache County's 61,595 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Apache County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
7.373
Robbery
2.233
Rape
0.8347
Murder
0.1735
Total Violent Crime
10.61 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
29.24
Vehicle Theft
2.114
Burglary
4.722
Arson
0.1444
Total Property Crime
36.22 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2687
Drug Crimes
2.868
Vandalism
6.279
Identity Theft
1.388
Animal Cruelty
0.1039
Total "Other" Rate
10.91 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Apache County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Apache County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
F
F
F
D+
D-
D
C
D+
C
F
F
D-
D
C-
D
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
B+
C+
B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Apache County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
A+
A+
D
C
C
D
D-
D-
C
B+
B+
D
D+
D+
C-
C-
C-
D+
D-
D-
F
D
D
D+
D+
D+
A
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Apache County is less safe than the Arizona state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Apache County, AZ average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Apache County schools on SchoolGrade

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