Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Payson has a violent crime rate of 100 per 100,000 residents, 74% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 55.1 per 100,000, robbery at 15.0, rape at 30.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,617 per 100,000, 18% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,361, burglary at 155, vehicle theft at 100 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 37 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Payson receives a safety grade of F.