The Islands, Gilbert, AZ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$1.11 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Islands, Gilbert, AZ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $504 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Islands 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 A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in The Islands against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. The Islands sits in the 84th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 84% of neighborhoods and behind 16%. The grade covers only The Islands's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in The Islands is 2.412 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 342 in the north areas to 1 in 589 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of The Islands, Gilbert, AZ report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Islands, Gilbert, AZ

The tangible cost of violent crime in The Islands is projected at $1,114,624 for 2025, about $212 per resident and $504 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 40.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in The Islands Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Islands, Gilbert, AZ:	$212
Central Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ:	$575
Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ:	$124
Arizona:	$268
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $212 per resident each year in The Islands, which is $46 less than the national average and $56 less than Gilbert's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Islands:

In Central Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, crime costs $575 per person, which is $363 more than in The Islands.
In Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ, crime costs $124 per person, which is $88 less than in The Islands

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to The Islands	Cost per The Islands Resident
Murder	$670,257	$127
Rape/Sexual Assault	$158,628	$30
Robbery	$78,013	$15
Assault	$207,726	$39
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,114,624	$212

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in The Islands, Gilbert, 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 The Islands totals $5,290,181 ($1,006 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,404,805 ($1,218 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in The Islands, Gilbert, 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 northwest part of the neighborhood has more 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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The Islands Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.375
Robbery	0.4715
Rape	0.4974
Murder	0.0678
Total Violent Crime	2.412 (A-)

Individual The Islands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in The Islands is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to The Islands.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Heritage District, Gilbert, AZ	B	A-	B
Downtown Chandler, Chandler, AZ	D+	C-	D
Southwest Mesa, Mesa, AZ	C-	D+	D+
West Central, Mesa, AZ	C	C-	C
Clemente Ranch, Chandler, AZ	A	A+	A
Central Mesa, Mesa, AZ	B	B-	B
San Tan Ranch, Gilbert, AZ	A+	A+	A+
Meyer Park, Tempe, AZ	D-	D	F
Escalante, Tempe, AZ	D+	D+	D+
Hohokam Village, Mesa, AZ	B+	B	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Islands is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arlington South, Riverside, CA	C-	C-	C-
Barnum, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-
Riverchase Country Club, Hoover, AL	B+	A	A
North, Helena, MT	C	B+	B+
Northeast, Kansas City, KS	F	F	F
Olive Drive Area, Bakersfield, CA	C+	C	C
Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY	D+	D+	D+
Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX	D-	F	F
Ralston Valley, Arvada, CO	C	B+	B+
Redwood Heights, Oakland, CA	B+	C+	C+

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

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