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Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Arizona (2026)

Greenlee has the lowest violent crime rate of any county in Arizona, at 32.2 per 100k, followed by Graham and Apache. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg. The full ranking of the top 15 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average)

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Safest counties for violent crime rate in Arizona

Top 15 of 15 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Arizona
RankCountyValue
1Greenlee32.2 per 100k
2Graham48.6 per 100k
3Apache84.2 per 100k
4Santa Cruz110.0 per 100k
5Cochise188.2 per 100k
6Pinal219.2 per 100k
7Mohave260.7 per 100k
8Yavapai264.1 per 100k
9Navajo270.9 per 100k
10La Paz293.5 per 100k
11Yuma331.3 per 100k
12Pima335.8 per 100k
13Coconino362.4 per 100k
14Maricopa413.0 per 100k
15Gila425.8 per 100k

How this ranking works

This page ranks Arizona counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

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