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Crime in Arizona
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In 2014, 242,156 crimes were reported in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Statistics
Arizona crime rates 1960–2014[1]
| Year
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Population
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Total
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Rate (per 100,000)
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Violent crimes
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Property crimes
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| Total
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Rate (per 100,000)
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Total
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Rate (per 100,000)
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| 1960
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1,302,161
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39,243
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3,013.7
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2,704
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207.7
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36,539
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2,806.0
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| 1965
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1,608,000
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57,049
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3,547.8
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3,092
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192.3
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53,957
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3,355.5
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| 1970
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1,772,482
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104,829
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5,914.2
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6,564
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370.3
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98,265
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5,543.9
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| 1975
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2,224,000
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185,515
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8,341.5
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12,184
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547.8
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173,331
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7,793.7
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| 1980
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2,715,357
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221,866
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8,170.8
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17,673
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650.9
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204,193
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7,519.9
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| 1985
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3,187,000
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226,793
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7,116.2
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19,202
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602.5
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207,591
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6,513.7
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| 1990
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3,665,228
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289,140
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7,888.7
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23,911
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652.4
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265,229
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7,236.4
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| 1995
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4,218,000
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346,450
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8,213.6
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30,095
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713.5
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316,355
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7,500.1
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| 2000
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5,130,632
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299,092
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5,829.5
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27,281
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531.7
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271,811
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5,297.8
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| 2005
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5,953,007
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317,823
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5,351.2
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30,478
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512.0
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287,345
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4,838.0
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| 2010
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6,413,158
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253,330
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3,950.1
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26,528
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413.6
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226,802
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3,536.5
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| 2014
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6,731,484
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242,156
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3,597.4
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26,916
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399.9
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215,240
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3,197.5
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Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is applied in Arizona.[2] In most circumstances, the method used is lethal injection.[3] Inmates sentenced to death for murders committed prior to November 23, 1992 may choose lethal gas.[4]
See also
References
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