The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Gila County, AZ
Gila County is home to 53,800 residents and includes Payson and Globe · Updated November 2026
Is Gila County, AZ safe?
Yes, crime in Gila County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Gila County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Gila County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 859 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Gila County as a whole, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Gila County scores 859.
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 Gila County, AZ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Gila County, 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 Gila County
Aggravated assault stands out among A-graded counties. For the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.6 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; Gila County has 8.2.
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Gila County runs 36% above the US rate, but car thefts run 26% below it: 2.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Gila County
Low crime is the norm across Gila County: 89% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 6% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Gila County run from A+ to F; 60% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 89%C 5%D or F 6%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Gila County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the west side has the least crime and the Globe and San Carlos areas the most.
Crime rates and types in Gila County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Gila County has about 51 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% more than the US as a whole and 27% more 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 Gila County, about 41% 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.
How Gila County compares with nearby counties
Gila County has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest counties. Catron County, NM and Apache County have the least crime nearby.
Jobs, walkability and night lighting in Gila County
Two things set Gila County apart: it has 25 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of D- (8 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 93% of Americans
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. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 88% of Americans
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.44% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 87% of Americans
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.3% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 87% of Americans
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 Gila County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.9.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 83% of Americans
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 Gila County
Crime costs Gila County about $1,563 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 30% more 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 $126 million a year, or $2,349 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.9 million
$91
Rape
$1.1 million
$21
Robbery
$260,000
$5
Assault
$17 million
$323
Burglary
$1.5 million
$28
Theft
$4.2 million
$78
Vehicle theft
$1.7 million
$31
Arson
$530,000
$10
Vandalism
$3.3 million
$62
Total
$35 million
$648
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 Gila County 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 Gila County, AZ average a SchoolGrade of D-: 23% of students test proficient, against 23% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Gila County on SchoolGrade
