Arizona vs California

Safety Comparison

Arizona

California

How Arizona and California compare on safety: violent crime rate, property crime rate, and more.

Overview

Key differences

Violent Crime Rate

Arizona has a lower violent crime rate than California.

Property Crime Rate

Arizona has a lower property crime rate than California.

Metric	AZ	CA	Deep dive
Violent Crime Rate Violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents (FBI UCR 2022).	473.4 per 100k	499.5 per 100k	Details ->
Property Crime Rate Property crime incidents per 100,000 residents.	2150.2 per 100k	2387.5 per 100k	Details ->