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Here are the safest areas and areas to avoid in Phoenix. (Note that Phoenix operates on a grid system, so there's one important rule of thumb: Central Avenue cuts the city in half from north to south.
Safe and Dangerous Places in Phoenix. Diana Hinojosa-DeLugan. Updated September 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM. Areas to Avoid Phoenix. Alamy.
Assaults have also dropped from 7,800 in 1993 to 5,260 in 2012. In the 20 years since 1993, there have only been five years in which the violent crime rate has not declined. [11] The year 2012 was an anomaly to the general downward trend in violent crime in Phoenix, with the rates for every single violent crime, except rape, showing an increase.
Census tract 1160, between Broadway and Baseline, has a population of 4,711 and was 56.3% African-American, the highest percentage in the entire state of Arizona. Other traditionally black neighborhoods include Hermoso Park, Okemah, South Vistas, Lindo Park and the Park South neighborhood. [13] Hispanics are now the majority in South Phoenix. [14]
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
For the second year in a row, using exclusive data developed by Dr. Andrew Schiller's team at NeighborhoodScout.com, and based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, WalletPop ...
Center Street in 1908. Central Avenue was originally named Center Street upon Phoenix's founding with the surrounding north–south roads named after Indian tribes. [3] The original Churchill Addition of 1877, covering a small area north of Van Buren Street to what is presently Roosevelt Street, was the first recorded plat showing Central Avenue with its present name. [4]
The following article is a list of cities sorted by homicide rates in the world, excluding active war zones. The homicide rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.