The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Pima County, AZ
Pima County, the second-most populous county in Arizona, is home to 1.06 million residents and includes Tucson and Marana · Updated November 2026
Is Pima County, AZ safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, Pima County has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Pima County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 712 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
32% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Pima County as a whole, and 68% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Pima County scores 712.
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 Pima County, AZ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Pima 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
The safest and most dangerous places in Pima County
In Pima County, 65% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 20% in areas graded C and 15% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Pima County run from A+ to F; 37% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 65%C 20%D or F 15%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Pima 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 Summit, Vail, and Corona de Tucson areas have the least crime and the South Tucson area the most.
Crime rates and types in Pima County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Pima County has about 52 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% more than the US as a whole and 30% 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Pima County, about 39% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Pima County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Pima County, 9 have less crime. Hidalgo County, NM and Greenlee County have the least.
One thing sets Pima County apart: it has 6 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 82% 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 Pima County: D (16 of 100).6 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 76% 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. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.36 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 71% 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.79% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 63% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.5.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 54% 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 Pima County
Crime costs Pima County about $1,443 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 20% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $616 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $1.90 billion a year, or $1,795 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$116 million
$109
Rape
$23 million
$22
Robbery
$22 million
$21
Assault
$193 million
$182
Burglary
$29 million
$27
Theft
$110 million
$104
Vehicle theft
$54 million
$51
Arson
$4.0 million
$4
Vandalism
$65 million
$61
Total
$616 million
$581
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 Pima 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 Pima County, AZ average a SchoolGrade of C: 33% of students test proficient, against 29% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Pima County on SchoolGrade
