Crime reports from the Tempe Police Department, mapped by block. Source: Tempe Police Department data from Tempe open data. Tempe updates its file daily. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.
In 2025, Tempe police reported 799 violent crimes (418 per 100,000 residents), including 10 murders, 113 robberies and 540 aggravated assaults, plus 5,159 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 191,348. Violent-crime rate rank: 4 of 14 large Arizona cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AZ0072900, 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.
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Tempe's violent-crime rate of 418 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 11% higher than the Arizona rate (375) and 30% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 239 residents, or about 15.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Tempe ranks 165th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 129th for murder (10 murders, 5.2 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 68% of Tempe's violent crimes and robberies 14%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 2,696 per 100,000, 80% higher than Arizona overall. Tempe police logged 405 vehicle thefts (212 per 100,000, 190th of 351; Arizona: 180) and 499 burglaries (261 per 100,000, 55% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Chandler, 9 miles southeast; its violent-crime rate (124) is less than half Tempe's.
Out-of-state cities near Tempe's size (191,348 residents): Fort Lauderdale, FL at 673 violent crimes per 100,000 and Huntington Beach, CA at 182.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Tempe had 418 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 11% higher than the statewide 375. It is 4th 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.
Tempe police reported 10 murders for 2025, a rate of 5.2 per 100,000 residents. The Arizona rate was 4.7 and the national rate 4.1.
405 vehicles were reported stolen in Tempe in 2025, 212 per 100,000 residents. That is 9% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 190th of 351 cities on this site.