Sun City, AZ Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Sun City in green. The most dangerous areas in Sun City are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Sun City, AZ Safe from Theft?

The B- grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US city. Sun City is in the 56th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of cities are safer and 56% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sun City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Sun City is 8.153 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sun City generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Sun City may be as high as 1 in 72 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 251 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the south parts of Sun City, AZ: about 88 per year. The northeast part of Sun City has fewer cases of theft with only 13 in a typical year.

How Sun City's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Sun City to the Arizona state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Sun City is safer than the Arizona state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Sun City, AZ

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Sun City about $2,164,295 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Sun City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sun City, including every crime type and how Sun City compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Sun City's crime maps on the Sun City overall crime page.

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Individual Sun City Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Sun City is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Sun City.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Peoria, AZ	B	B	B-	B
El Mirage, AZ	B	B-	C+	B-
Youngtown, AZ	C-	C-	D+	D+
Sun City West, AZ	C+	B	C-	C-
Glendale, AZ	C-	C-	D+	D+
Surprise, AZ	A-	B+	B	B+
Luke Afb, AZ	D	F	D-	D-
Litchfield Park, AZ	A	A-	A	A
Waddell, AZ	A+	A-	A+	A+
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	D+	C-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Sun City is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Sicklerville, NJ	A-	A	A	B-
Morristown, TN	D+	D	D	C-
Aliso Viejo, CA	D	D+	D+	D-
New Castle, PA	B+	B-	B-	C+
Opa-Locka, FL	B-	C+	C+	C-
Palm Desert, CA	C-	D	D	C-
Panorama City, CA	C-	C-	C-	C-
Parkway, CA	D-	F	F	D
Portage, MI	B-	C+	C+	C+
Princeton, NJ	B	A	A	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sun City, AZ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sun City schools on SchoolGrade

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