Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Tempe has a violent crime rate of 471 per 100,000 residents, 24% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 328.7 per 100,000, robbery at 66.9, rape at 72.6. The murder rate is 2.6 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,916 per 100,000, 49% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,271, burglary at 335, vehicle theft at 303 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 630 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 364 federally declared disasters. Overall, Tempe receives a safety grade of F.