In 2025, Yuma police reported 371 violent crimes (353 per 100,000 residents), including 8 murders, 25 robberies and 312 aggravated assaults, plus 1,203 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 105,175. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 14 large Arizona cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency AZ0140500, 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.
Yuma's violent-crime rate of 353 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 6% lower than the Arizona rate (375) and 10% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 283 residents, or about 7.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Yuma ranks 204th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 91st for murder (8 murders, 7.6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 84% of Yuma's violent crimes and robberies 7%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,144 per 100,000, 24% lower than Arizona overall. Yuma police logged 113 vehicle thefts (107 per 100,000, 283rd of 351; Arizona: 180) and 166 burglaries (158 per 100,000, 6% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Buckeye, 126 miles northeast; its violent-crime rate (159) is less than half Yuma's.
Out-of-state cities near Yuma's size (105,175 residents): Rialto, CA at 583 violent crimes per 100,000 and Fishers, IN at 78.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Yuma had 353 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 6% lower than the statewide 375. It is 6th 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.
Yuma police reported 8 murders for 2025, a rate of 7.6 per 100,000 residents. The Arizona rate was 4.7 and the national rate 4.1.
113 vehicles were reported stolen in Yuma in 2025, 107 per 100,000 residents. That is 45% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 283rd of 351 cities on this site.