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Scottsdale, AZ Crime and Crime Rate

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The Scottsdale crime rate is lower than the Arizona average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #27

Scottsdale, AZ	1,283.55
Arizona	2,025.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Scottsdale, AZ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	4	37	101	195	1,093	4,465	208	15
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	1.8	16.4	44.8	86.5	484.7	1,979.8	92.2	6.7	1,046
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	35.4	101.1	263.9	732.4	2,403.5	263.2	NA	1,772
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	3	42	115	169	1,255	4,551	241	27
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	1.3	18.8	51.5	75.6	561.7	2,036.9	107.9	12.1	1,112
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.5	34.7	112.7	276.0	807.8	2,439.1	292.3	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	4	34	125	237	1,424	5,054	246	25
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	1.8	15.4	56.7	107.5	645.9	2,292.5	111.6	11.3	1,249
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.2	34.9	109.9	254.8	847.3	2,401.3	305.9	NA	1,865
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	4	33	100	216	1,281	5,014	268	12
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	1.7	14.3	43.4	93.7	555.8	2,175.3	116.3	5.2	1,137
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.4	33.9	108.5	259.3	794.3	2,403.2	336.5	NA	1,854
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	10	19	129	252	1,337	5,155	306	31
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	4.2	7.9	53.9	105.4	559.1	2,155.9	128.0	13.0	1,172
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	32.0	122.8	248.1	809.8	2,352.8	394.0	NA	1,863
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	5	28	130	260	1,488	5,897	518	36
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	2.1	11.7	54.4	108.8	622.8	2,468.3	216.8	15.1	1,318
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.3	25.7	149.2	265.9	868.9	2,849.5	572.6	NA	2,145
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	5	41	143	249	1,523	5,863	752	31
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	2.1	17.4	60.8	105.8	647.4	2,492.3	319.7	13.2	1,423
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.4	29.3	151.7	294.3	912.2	2,738.4	763.4	NA	2,302
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	5	65	153	282	1,721	5,476	1,118	50
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	2.1	27.7	65.2	120.2	733.4	2,333.7	476.5	21.3	1,578
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	31.5	149.6	312.7	925.3	2,813.1	889.5	NA	2,418
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	4	51	125	285	1,869	4,703	1,161	30
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	1.7	22.2	54.5	124.3	815.0	2,050.7	506.2	13.1	1,517
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	33.8	144.4	327.4	948.4	2,965.2	924.4	NA	2,503
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Scottsdale, AZ	26.38
Arizona	30.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Scottsdale, AZ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	5	2	1	1	1	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	2.2	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	21
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.1	1.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	0.9	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	8
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	1.3	0.4	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.3	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	5	3	2	0	0	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	2.3	1.4	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	22
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	16	7	5	2	2	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	6.9	3.0	2.2	0.9	0.9	0.0	69
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.7	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	17	9	4	2	2	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	7.1	3.8	1.7	0.8	0.8	0.0	71
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.4	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	8
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Scottsdale, AZ	2.22
Arizona	2.73
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Scottsdale, AZ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	631	396	235
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	275.2	172.7	102.5	2.24
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	188.1	150.8	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	651	410	241
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	288.7	181.8	106.9	2.35
	Arizona	Per 100,000	328.4	185.3	143.1	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	638	401	237
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	285.5	179.5	106.1	2.33
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	198.6	152.4	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	658	406	252
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	298.5	184.2	114.3	2.41
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	197.1	141.9	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	676	423	253
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	293.3	183.5	109.8	2.38
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	199.9	151.1	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	682	426	256
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	285.2	178.2	107.1	2.32
	Arizona	Per 100,000	353.4	200.1	153.3	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	697	421	276
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	291.7	176.2	115.5	2.34
	Arizona	Per 100,000	359.0	202.1	156.9	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	696	433	263
	Scottsdale, AZ	Per 100,000	295.9	184.1	111.8	2.40
	Arizona	Per 100,000	365.7	204.0	161.7	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	629	382	247
2005	Scottsdale, AZ	Count	615	389	226