PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two major cities in the Valley have seen a steady decline in violent crime, mirroring trends nationwide, according to a report from the Council on Criminal Justice.
In the Mid-Year 2025 Crime Trends report, the council examined changes in 42 cities across the U.S., including Phoenix and Chandler. Overall, the report found that homicides and other violent crimes continue to drop nationwide to pre-pandemic levels. Of the 13 offenses studied in the report, domestic violence was the only offense that rose during the first half of 2025.
Phoenix crime stats
- Homicide decreased 11% from mid-year 2024 to mid-year 2025
- Homicide remained 17% lower than mid-year 2019
- Motor vehicle theft decreased 14% from mid-year 2024 to mid-year 2025
- Motor vehicle theft remained 17% lower than mid-year 2019
Chandler crime stats
- Homicide decreased 34% from mid-year 2024 to mid-year 2025
- Homicide remained 7% lower than mid-year 2019
- Motor vehicle theft decreased 10% from mid-year 2024 to mid-year 2025
- Motor vehicle theft remained 5% lower than mid-year 2019
Key findingsMid-year 2024 to mid-year 2025
- Motor vehicle theft decreased 25%
- Carjacking decreased 24%
- Gun assault decreased 21%
- Robbery decreased 20%
- Homicide decreased 17%
- Aggravated and sexual assault decreased 10% each
- Domestic violence increased 3%
- Residential burglaries decreased 19%
- Non-residential burglaries decreased 18%
- Larcenies decreased 12%
- Shoplifting decreased 12%
- Drug offenses remained even
Mid-year 2019 to mid-year 2025
- Robbery decreased 30%
- Sexual assault decreased 28%
- Homicide decreased 14%
- Domestic violence decreased 8%
- Aggravated assault decreased 5%
- Gun assault decreased 4%
- Carjacking decreased 3%
- Residential burglaries decreased 47%
- Drug offenses decreased 27%
- Larcenies decreased 19%
- Shoplifting decreased 4%
- Nonresidential burglaries remained even
- Motor vehicle theft increased 25%
Note: The Council on Criminal Justice attributes much of the decline in the national homicide rate that began in 2022 to significant decreases in sample cities with extremely high levels, including Baltimore and St. Louis.
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