Part I Crime Information

The following information reflects only crimes that are categorized as Part I Crimes by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. By the FBI’s definition, Part I Crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The numbers reported here reflect the official Part I Crime numbers reported to the FBI and exclude cases that have been unfounded.

The following table shows the frequency and types of Part I Crime for 2000-2008 in Tempe. Overall there was a 10.1% decrease in Part I Crimes from 2007 to 2008. Comparisons of specific Part I Crimes across 2007 and 2008 indicated there was a 40.0% decrease in homicide, a 46.0% decrease in rape, a 2.1% decrease in robbery, a 3.9% decrease in aggravated assault, a 17.2% decrease in burglary, a 4.7% decrease in larceny, a 30.3% decrease in motor vehicle theft, and a 21.7% decrease in arson.

Part I Crime	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Homicide	13	5	10	7	8	4	6	9	6
Rape	80	72	76	74	86	72	71	63	34
Robbery	297	327	344	299	263	326	426	330	323
Aggravated Assault	588	533	811	633	623	658	592	513	493
Burglary	2,224	2,273	2,360	2,430	1,793	1,835	1,795	1,866	1,545
Larceny	9,711	10,497	11,004	9,756	8,838	8,260	8,374	7,958	7,584
Motor Vehicle Theft	2,295	2,827	3,215	2,701	2,411	2,305	2,420	1,599	1,115
Arson	38	37	41	48	36	57	74	69	54
Total Part I Crime	15,246	16,571	17,861	15,948	14,058	13,517	13,758	12,407	11,154
Part I Crime Rate per 1, 000	96.11	104.47	112.03	99.92	87.41	84.10	82.93	73.91	64.61

The following map is a thematic map of the 2008 Part I Crimes in Tempe reporting districts. Each of the reporting districts in Tempe is shaded by the number of reported Part I crimes with the darkest areas representing reporting districts with over 100 reported Part I crimes. This map does not represent crime rates per population, but rather the frequency of crime in specific geographical areas.

2008 Part I Crime in Tempe Reporting Districts