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

Crime per Capita in Gila County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Gila 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.

 

Gila County, AZ Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

C-
C
Other Crime Grade
B+

$26.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gila County, AZ

In 2025, crime will cost $1,188 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gila 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 Gila County, AZ Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Gila County's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Gila County sits in the 54th percentile, ahead of 54% of counties and behind 46%. The grade covers only Gila County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Gila County is 28.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the southeast areas to 1 in 56 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Gila County, AZ report the most crime, about 616 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gila County, AZ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gila County for 2025 is $26,595,176, about $495 per resident and $1,188 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Gila County, AZ: $495
Navajo County, AZ: $626
Yavapai County, AZ: $328
Arizona: $452
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gila County is $495 per year, which is $30 more than the national average and $42 more than Arizona's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Gila County:
  • In Navajo County, AZ, crime costs $626 per person, which is $131 more than in Gila County.
  • In Yavapai County, AZ, crime costs $328 per person, which is $166 less than in Gila County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Gila County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Gila County
Cost per Gila County Resident
Murder
$9.17 million
$170
Rape/Sexual Assault
$2.25 million
$42
Robbery
$1.35 million
$25
Assault
$4.56 million
$85
Kidnapping
$589,003
$11
Vehicle Theft
$618,836
$12
Burglary
$1.37 million
$25
Theft
$3.79 million
$71
Arson
$180,119
$3
Vandalism
$1.30 million
$24
Animal Cruelty
$31,765
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.04 million
$19
Identity Theft
$340,921
$6
Total Cost of Crime
$26,595,176
$495

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gila 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 Gila County totals $73,362,300 ($1,364 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $99,957,476 ($1,859 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 northwest 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 Gila County has 16, do the same, and of Gila County's 53,769 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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Gila 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 Gila County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.952
Robbery
0.7958
Rape
0.6912
Murder
0.0907
Total Violent Crime
4.530 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.62
Vehicle Theft
0.7432
Burglary
2.807
Arson
0.1387
Total Property Crime
17.31 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1807
Drug Crimes
2.624
Vandalism
3.395
Identity Theft
0.8192
Animal Cruelty
0.0799
Total "Other" Rate
7.099 (B+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Gila 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
C
D
D
C-
B
B
B-
B+
B+
A+
C+
C+
B-
B
B
A-
A
A
A+
A+
A+
C+
C
C
A-
A+
A+
B
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Gila County is as safe as the Arizona state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gila County, AZ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gila County schools on SchoolGrade

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