The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Florence, AZ
Florence is a town of 38,200 in Pinal County, about 45 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix · Updated November 2026
Is Florence, AZ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Florence: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 65% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Florence run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 896 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
65% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Florence as a whole, and 35% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Florence scores 896.
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 Florence, AZ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Florence, 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 Florence
Car thefts and burglaries both run low. In Florence, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.54 car thefts and 0.57 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.4 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Florence
Every part of Florence where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Florence run from A+ to B-; 89% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Florence, the southeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Florence?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Florence is down 29% and property crime is up 87%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.6 to 1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 2.8 to 5.2 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
FlorenceUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Florence. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Florence
Violent, US
Property, Florence
Property, US
2016
-46%
+4%
+113%
+15%
2017
-54%
+4%
+75%
+12%
2018
-21%
+0%
+73%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-45%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
-20%
+6%
+17%
-10%
2022
-11%
+5%
+44%
-6%
2023
-40%
+2%
+64%
-7%
2024
-29%
-4%
+87%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Florence
CrimeGrade™ estimates Florence has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% less than the US as a whole and 71% 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 Florence, about 47% of everything reported.
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.
How Florence compares with nearby cities
Florence has less crime than 1 of its 2 nearest cities; only San Tan Valley has less.
Two things set Florence apart: it has 2.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 10 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.2.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.10 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 97% 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. 97% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (3 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 95% 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 Florence: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 80% 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.75% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 75% 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 Florence
Crime costs Florence about $765 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 37% 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 $26 million a year, or $684 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.4 million
$64
Rape
$86,000
$2
Robbery
$53,000
$1
Assault
$2.3 million
$59
Burglary
$200,000
$5
Theft
$650,000
$17
Vehicle theft
$320,000
$8
Arson
$79,000
$2
Vandalism
$390,000
$10
Total
$6.5 million
$169
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 Florence 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. Florence is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Florence, AZ average a SchoolGrade of F: 19% of students test proficient, against 24% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Florence on SchoolGrade
