The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Paradise Valley, AZ
Paradise Valley is a town of 19,700 in Maricopa County, about 10 miles northeast of downtown Phoenix · Updated November 2026
Is Paradise Valley, AZ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Paradise Valley: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 910 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Paradise Valley as a whole, and 30% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Paradise Valley scores 910.
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 Paradise Valley, AZ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Paradise Valley, 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 Paradise Valley
Burglary is the exception. Paradise Valley grades A for property crime, but burglary grades B+, worse than in the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live.
One part of Paradise Valley stands out for theft. Thefts in South Scottsdale, in southeast Paradise Valley, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
How neighborhoods in Paradise Valley compare
Every part of Paradise Valley where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Paradise Valley run from A+ to A-; every part of Paradise Valley has 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.
1Paradise Valley, northBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Paradise Valley.A908
2North Scottsdale, northeastActs of vandalism run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Paradise Valley.A897
3South Scottsdale, southeastSimple assaults run at more than double the rate in the rest of Paradise Valley.A868
Neighborhood areas of Paradise Valley, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Paradise Valley?
Reported property crime in Paradise Valley has fallen 11% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 11 to 9.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 26%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Paradise ValleyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Paradise Valley. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Paradise Valley
Property, US
2016
+48%
+15%
2017
+41%
+12%
2018
+23%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+55%
-8%
2021
+36%
-10%
2022
+29%
-6%
2023
+20%
-7%
2024
-11%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Paradise Valley
CrimeGrade™ estimates Paradise Valley has about 27 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 27% less than the US as a whole and 32% 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Paradise Valley is theft, about 48% of the total. It also makes up 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 Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Paradise Valley, 71% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 34% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (71%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (34%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (67%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Paradise Valley compares with nearby cities
Paradise Valley has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Cave Creek has less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Paradise Valley. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Paradise Valley is safer than 51% of them.
Parking lots, shops and walkability in Paradise Valley
Two things set Paradise Valley apart: it has 4.7 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 17.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.17.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 93% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 76% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.83 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% 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.10.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 88% 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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 78% 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 Paradise Valley
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Paradise Valley about $586 a year per household, 51% 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 $12 million a year, or $607 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$520,000
$27
Rape
$320,000
$16
Robbery
$120,000
$6
Assault
$1.1 million
$57
Burglary
$540,000
$27
Theft
$1.3 million
$66
Vehicle theft
$320,000
$16
Arson
$20,000
$1
Vandalism
$580,000
$29
Total
$4.8 million
$247
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 Paradise Valley 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 Paradise Valley, AZ average a SchoolGrade of A: 51% of students test proficient, against 53% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Paradise Valley on SchoolGrade
