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Surprise, AZ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #15

Surprise, AZ	948.81
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.

Surprise, AZ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Surprise, AZ	Count	4	9	31	93	350	1,620	129	14
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	3.2	7.2	24.8	74.4	279.9	1,295.5	103.2	11.2	711
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.7	36.6	92.8	252.1	647.1	2,289.1	261.3	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	14	49	86	402	1,572	146	6
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	11.4	40.0	70.2	328.2	1,283.3	119.2	4.9	732
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	3	8	62	89	519	1,851	118	14
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	2.5	6.6	51.3	73.7	429.7	1,532.4	97.7	11.6	868
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	12	51	68	617	1,873	108	22
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	10.1	42.8	57.1	517.7	1,571.6	90.6	18.5	870
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	13	35	58	440	1,438	99	27
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	14.1	37.9	62.8	476.7	1,558.1	107.3	29.3	873
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	1	9	37	64	532	1,706	167	24
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	1.0	8.6	35.3	61.1	508.2	1,629.5	159.5	22.9	914
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	8	45	62	594	1,753	208	35
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.9	44.5	61.3	587.3	1,733.2	205.7	34.6	999
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	6	15	34	99	534	1,719	240	20
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	6.1	15.2	34.4	100.0	539.6	1,737.0	242.5	20.2	1,145
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	17	21	68	360	1,610	283	11
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	22.0	27.2	88.0	466.0	2,084.0	366.3	14.2	1,177
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	1	12	15	56	290	1,332	241	11
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	1.6	19.1	23.9	89.2	462.1	2,122.7	384.1	17.5	1,199
	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

Surprise, AZ	1.78
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.

Surprise, AZ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	9
	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
2007	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Surprise, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Surprise, 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

Surprise, AZ	1.24
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.

Surprise, AZ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Surprise, AZ	Count	179	128	51
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	143.1	102.4	40.8	1.23
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	177	129	48
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	144.5	105.3	39.2	1.25
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	175	129	46
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	144.9	106.8	38.1	1.26
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	177	123	54
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	148.5	103.2	45.3	1.26
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	175	124	51
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	189.6	134.4	55.3	1.62
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	176	126	50
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	168.1	120.4	47.8	1.44
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	187	134	53
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	184.9	132.5	52.4	1.59
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	154	106	48
	Surprise, AZ	Per 100,000	155.6	107.1	48.5	1.31
	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	Surprise, AZ	Count	133	95	38
2005	Surprise, AZ	Count	126	95	31