Palo Verde, AZ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$221,081

Cost of Crime™ for Palo Verde, AZ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $671 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palo Verde with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Palo Verde against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Palo Verde sits in the 39th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 39% of cities and behind 61%. The grade covers only Palo Verde's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Palo Verde is 3.421 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 191 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 428 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Palo Verde, AZ report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palo Verde, AZ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Palo Verde is projected at $221,081 for 2025, about $254 per resident and $671 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Palo Verde Compared to Other Cities?

Palo Verde, AZ:	$254
Pinon, AZ:	$675
Saddlebrooke, AZ:	$119
Arizona:	$268
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $254 per resident each year in Palo Verde, which is $5 less than the national average and $14 less than Arizona's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palo Verde:

In Pinon, AZ, crime costs $675 per person, which is $422 more than in Palo Verde.
In Saddlebrooke, AZ, crime costs $119 per person, which is $135 less than in Palo Verde

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Palo Verde, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Palo Verde	Cost per Palo Verde Resident
Murder	$119,304	$137
Rape/Sexual Assault	$32,217	$37
Robbery	$11,129	$13
Assault	$58,432	$67
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$221,081	$254

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Palo Verde, AZ

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Palo Verde totals $964,503 ($1,106 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,185,584 ($1,360 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Palo Verde, AZ, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Palo Verde Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Palo Verde residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.333
Robbery	0.4057
Rape	0.6093
Murder	0.0728
Total Violent Crime	3.421 (C)

Individual Palo Verde Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Palo Verde is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palo Verde.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arlington, AZ	A	B-	A-
Buckeye, AZ	A-	B+	B
Tonopah, AZ	A	B-	A-
Perryville, AZ	D-	F	D-
Liberty, AZ	A	C+	A-
Rainbow Valley, AZ	A-	C+	B+
Goodyear, AZ	A-	B	B+
Avondale, AZ	B-	C+	C+
Maricopa Village, AZ	A-	B-	B+
Tolleson, AZ	B-	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palo Verde is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Steele, ND	D	D	D
South Mountain, TX	B-	B-	B-
South Wilmington, IL	A	A	A
Spring Garden, PA	B	B-	B-
Spring Grove, VA	B-	D+	D+
St. Francisville, IL	D+	C	C
St. John, WA	D-	D+	D+
St. Rose, IL	A+	A-	A-
Stag Park, NC	F	D	D
Standish, CA	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Palo Verde is safer than the Arizona state average and safer than the national average.

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