The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Apache Junction, AZ
Apache Junction is a city of 58,400 in Pinal County, about 30 miles east of downtown Phoenix · Updated November 2026
Is Apache Junction, AZ safe?
Mostly, yes. Crime in Apache Junction is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-, but most US neighborhoods are safer still: Apache Junction has more crime than the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Apache Junction run from A+ to C+, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 772 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
39% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Apache Junction as a whole, and 61% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Apache Junction scores 772.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Apache Junction, AZ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Apache Junction, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Apache Junction
Aggravated assaults run high for an A-graded city. Apache Junction has 3.3 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2.
The safest and least safe parts of Apache Junction
Every part of Apache Junction where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Apache Junction run from A+ to C+; 22% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Apache Junction, the northeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Apache Junction?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Apache Junction is up 57% and property crime is down 32%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.6 to 4.0 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 21 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 19% and property crime fell 12%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Apache JunctionUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Apache Junction. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Apache Junction
Violent, US
Property, Apache Junction
Property, US
2016
+6%
+4%
+12%
+15%
2017
-22%
+4%
+14%
+12%
2018
-22%
+0%
-11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-5%
+4%
-4%
-8%
2021
+26%
+6%
-22%
-10%
2022
+32%
+5%
-6%
-6%
2023
+95%
+2%
-22%
-7%
2024
+58%
-4%
-32%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Apache Junction
CrimeGrade™ estimates Apache Junction has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 16% less than the US as a whole and 21% less than Arizona.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Apache Junction, about 40% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Apache Junction
Apache Junction has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Apache Junction, 59% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 52% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (59%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (52%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (52%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (57%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (55%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Apache Junction compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Apache Junction, 6 have less crime. Gold Canyon and San Tan Valley have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Apache Junction. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Apache Junction has more crime than 64% of them.
Two things set Apache Junction apart: it has 19 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of D- (6 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.19 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (6 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 86% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Apache Junction: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.85% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 66% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 58% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Apache Junction
Crime costs Apache Junction about $848 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 30% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $65 million a year, or $1,118 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.4 million
$41
Rape
$1.2 million
$20
Robbery
$170,000
$3
Assault
$9.4 million
$161
Burglary
$750,000
$13
Theft
$3.2 million
$56
Vehicle theft
$1.9 million
$32
Arson
$120,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.6 million
$28
Total
$21 million
$354
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Apache Junction means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Apache Junction, AZ average a SchoolGrade of C-: 28% of students test proficient, against 27% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Apache Junction on SchoolGrade
