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Payson Crime Rate Report (Arizona)

Payson crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Payson for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Payson in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 13.07% and the city property crime rate in Payson was lower than the national property crime rate average by 8.38%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Payson was lower than the violent crime rate in Arizona by 24.65% and the city property crime rate in Payson was lower than the property crime rate in Arizona by 7.09%.

Property and Violent Crime
Payson Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Payson Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Payson Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault41
Arson0
Burglary46
Larceny and Theft164
Motor Vehicle Theft27
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape6
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)261
Property Crime237
Violent Crime48
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault60
Arson1
Burglary31
Larceny and Theft138
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)211
Property Crime187
Violent Crime62

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Payson Property Crime

Payson Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Payson Crime 2025

Payson Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Payson Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Payson Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Payson, Arizona crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Payson crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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