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Somerton, AZ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Somerton has an overall crime rate of 7 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Somerton is 1 in 143. How does Somerton fare compared to other communities in Arizona of all population sizes? Somerton's crime rate is lower than approximately 56% of Arizona communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Somerton has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Somerton is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Somerton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Somerton.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Somerton occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Somerton; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 573. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Somerton; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 5 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Somerton Crime Data

total Crime Index

54

(100 is safest)


Safer than 54% of U.S. cities.

Somerton Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

26

78

104

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.74

5.23

6.98

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.74
4.22
National Median: 4
    Somerton
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 573

in Somerton

1 in 237

in Arizona

Somerton Violent Crimes

Population: 14,902
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 1 25
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.07 1.68

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.23
17.92
National Median: 18
    Somerton
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 191

in Somerton

1 in 56

in Arizona

Property Crimes

Population: 14,902
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 3 63 12
Rate per 1,000 0.20 4.23 0.81

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Somerton Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
14
22
National Median: 24.5
    Somerton
    Arizona

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