In 2025, Goodyear police reported 292 violent crimes (236 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 24 robberies and 236 aggravated assaults, plus 1,684 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 123,911. Violent-crime rate rank: 9 of 14 large Arizona cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AZ0071500, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 696 | 11,752 | 125 | 2,037 | Totals |
| Glendale | 438 | 1,141 | 10 | 2,337 | Totals |
| Mesa | 424 | 2,204 | 18 | 1,300 | Live |
| Tempe | 418 | 799 | 10 | 2,696 | Live |
| Tucson | 368 | 2,050 | 38 | 2,050 | Totals |
| Yuma | 353 | 371 | 8 | 1,144 | Totals |
| Avondale | 341 | 336 | 3 | 2,238 | Totals |
| Peoria | 253 | 510 | 4 | 1,083 | Totals |
| Goodyear | 236 | 292 | 2 | 1,359 | Totals |
| Scottsdale | 175 | 433 | 7 | 1,750 | Totals |
| Buckeye | 159 | 191 | 0 | 754 | Totals |
| Chandler | 124 | 350 | 4 | 1,227 | Totals |
| Gilbert | 117 | 345 | 10 | 873 | Totals |
| Surprise | 86 | 149 | 6 | 776 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Goodyear's violent-crime rate of 236 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 37% lower than the Arizona rate (375) and 26% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 424 residents, or about 5.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Goodyear ranks 279th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 270th for murder (2 murders, 1.6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 81% of Goodyear's violent crimes and robberies 8%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,359 per 100,000, 9% lower than Arizona overall. Goodyear police logged 123 vehicle thefts (99 per 100,000, 291st of 351; Arizona: 180) and 187 burglaries (151 per 100,000, 10% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Avondale, 5 miles northeast; its violent-crime rate (341) is 45% higher than Goodyear's.
Out-of-state cities near Goodyear's size (123,911 residents): Concord, CA at 420 violent crimes per 100,000 and Rochester, MN at 186.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Goodyear had 236 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 37% lower than the statewide 375. It is 9th highest of the 14 Arizona cities on this site; Phoenix is highest at 696. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Goodyear police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.6 per 100,000 residents. The Arizona rate was 4.7 and the national rate 4.1.
123 vehicles were reported stolen in Goodyear in 2025, 99 per 100,000 residents. That is 49% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 291st of 351 cities on this site.