Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Payson has a violent crime rate of 374 per 100,000 residents, 1% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 342.6 per 100,000, robbery at 25.4, rape at 6.4. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,827 per 100,000, 7% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,320, burglary at 381, vehicle theft at 127 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 22 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 273 federally declared disasters. Overall, Payson receives a safety grade of F.