Crime & Safety in Sedona
Sedona reads as genuinely safe on the crime data reviewed -- both violent and property crime rates run 33-38% below national averages, with an overall A crime grade -- though some cited data is drawn at the county level rather than city-specific, a real limitation worth disclosing.
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Learn moreReal, favorable crime data on both major measures
Sedona's violent crime rate is cited at 71.1 per 100,000 residents -- 33.0% below the national average -- and its property crime rate at 101.6 per 100,000, 37.9% below the national average, earning an overall A crime grade. Of the three Arizona high-country markets in this batch, Sedona's crime data reads as the most favorable alongside Prescott's, and notably better than Flagstaff's above-average readings.
A real limitation: some data is county-level, not city-specific
Crime data for a small city like Sedona is sometimes drawn at the county level rather than being genuinely city-specific -- a real limitation disclosed here rather than hidden, since Sedona's tiny full-time population and cross-county-line geography make precise city-only crime statistics harder to isolate than for a larger single-county city.
A different measurement unit than some other markets in this dataset
Sedona's crime rates are cited per 100,000 residents, a different unit than the per-1,000 figures used for Flagstaff in this same batch -- both are presented in their original units rather than converted, to avoid introducing a false-precision conversion error; don't directly compare the raw numbers without converting units first.
Tourism-driven visitor volume is a real context factor
With 3.2-3.5 million annual visitors passing through a city of roughly 9,700-10,800 full-time residents, Sedona's effective daily population is far larger than its resident count alone -- a real context factor for understanding both crime statistics (which are typically calculated against resident population) and general public-safety planning in the area.
Key takeaways
- Sedona's violent crime rate (71.1 per 100,000) runs 33.0% below the national average, and property crime (101.6 per 100,000) runs 37.9% below -- an overall A crime grade.
- Some cited crime data is drawn at the county level rather than being genuinely city-specific -- a real limitation given Sedona's small population and cross-county-line geography.
- Sedona's crime rates are cited per 100,000 residents, a different unit than the per-1,000 figures used for Flagstaff in this same batch -- not directly comparable without unit conversion.
- Sedona's real 3.2-3.5 million annual visitors mean its effective daily population is far larger than its resident count, relevant context for interpreting resident-based crime statistics.
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