In 2025, Surprise police reported 149 violent crimes (86 per 100,000 residents), including 6 murders, 27 robberies and 100 aggravated assaults, plus 1,349 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 173,922. Violent-crime rate rank: 14 of 14 large Arizona cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AZ0072700, 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.
Surprise's violent-crime rate of 86 per 100,000 people in 2025 was less than half the Arizona rate (375) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 1,167 residents, or about 2.9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Surprise ranks 356th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 185th for murder (6 murders, 3.4 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 67% of Surprise's violent crimes and robberies 18%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 776 per 100,000, 48% lower than Arizona overall. Surprise police logged 134 vehicle thefts (77 per 100,000, 317th of 351; Arizona: 180) and 133 burglaries (76 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Peoria, 11 miles northeast; its violent-crime rate (253) is 2.9 times Surprise's.
Out-of-state cities near Surprise's size (173,922 residents): Shreveport, LA at 1,162 violent crimes per 100,000 and Garden Grove, CA at 239.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Surprise had 86 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 375. It is 14th 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.
Surprise police reported 6 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.4 per 100,000 residents. The Arizona rate was 4.7 and the national rate 4.1.
134 vehicles were reported stolen in Surprise in 2025, 77 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 317th of 351 cities on this site.