Crime & Safety in Yuma
Yuma's two most-cited crime data sources show a real, if fairly narrow, disagreement in framing rather than raw numbers -- both point toward an above-national-average crime rate, but differ on exactly how Yuma compares within Arizona specifically.
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Learn moreCrimeGrade's read: an above-average overall rate with a real cost figure
CrimeGrade cites Yuma's overall crime rate at 31.03 per 1,000 residents and violent crime at 4.406 per 1,000, with an estimated crime cost of $558 per resident per year -- $94 above the national average and $106 above the Arizona state average by CrimeGrade's own comparison.
NeighborhoodScout's read: a similar violent-crime rate, framed within Arizona specifically
NeighborhoodScout cites a 1-in-239 chance of violent-crime victimization (a rate of roughly 4 per 1,000 -- numerically close to CrimeGrade's 4.406 figure) but frames Yuma's overall crime rate as "considerably higher than the national average" and specifically higher than 75% of Arizona's own cities and towns -- a within-state comparison CrimeGrade's national-cost framing doesn't directly address.
Both sources point the same general direction, unlike some markets in this dataset
Unlike markets elsewhere in this dataset where crime sources disagree sharply on DIRECTION, Yuma's two most-cited sources broadly agree the city runs above national and state averages on crime -- the disagreement here is more about precise framing and comparison basis than a fundamental factual conflict.
Check a specific address directly, and expect real block-level variance
As with any city, block-level and neighborhood-level variance is real. Per site policy, no specific lower-rated area is named here -- check a specific address directly with both CrimeGrade.org and NeighborhoodScout before drawing a conclusion.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade cites an overall rate of 31.03 per 1,000 and violent crime at 4.406 per 1,000, with a crime cost of $558/resident/year -- above both national and Arizona averages by its own comparison.
- NeighborhoodScout cites a similar violent-crime rate (1-in-239 odds, ~4 per 1,000) but frames overall crime as "considerably higher than the national average" and higher than 75% of Arizona's own cities and towns.
- Unlike some markets in this dataset, Yuma's two leading sources broadly agree on DIRECTION (above-average crime), differing more in framing and comparison basis.
- Check a specific address directly with both sources before drawing a conclusion; no specific lower-rated area is named here per site policy.
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