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Scottsdale Crime Rate Report (Arizona)

Scottsdale crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Scottsdale for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Scottsdale in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 47.41% and the city property crime rate in Scottsdale was higher than the national property crime rate average by 12.94%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Scottsdale was lower than the violent crime rate in Arizona by 54.41% and the city property crime rate in Scottsdale was higher than the property crime rate in Arizona by 14.53%.

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

Scottsdale Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault280
Arson4
Burglary368
Larceny and Theft3,625
Motor Vehicle Theft293
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape103
Robbery37
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,678
Property Crime4,286
Violent Crime426
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault285
Arson8
Burglary378
Larceny and Theft3,823
Motor Vehicle Theft434
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape96
Robbery47
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)5,027
Property Crime4,635
Violent Crime431

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Scottsdale Property Crime

Scottsdale Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Scottsdale Crime 2025

Scottsdale Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Scottsdale Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Scottsdale Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Scottsdale, 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 Scottsdale crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 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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