In 2014, 242,156 crimes were reported in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Statistics
+ Arizona crime rates 1960–2014 Year Population Total Rate (per 100,000) Violent crimes Property crimes Total Rate (per 100,000) Total Rate (per 100,000) 1960 1,302,161 39,243 3,013.7 2,704 207.7 36,539 2,806.0 1965 1,608,000 57,049 3,547.8 3,092 192.3 53,957 3,355.5 1970 1,772,482 104,829 5,914.2 6,564 370.3 98,265 5,543.9 1975 2,224,000 185,515 8,341.5 12,184 547.8 173,331 7,793.7 1980 2,715,357 221,866 8,170.8 17,673 650.9 204,193 7,519.9 1985 3,187,000 226,793 7,116.2 19,202 602.5 207,591 6,513.7 1990 3,665,228 289,140 7,888.7 23,911 652.4 265,229 7,236.4 1995 4,218,000 346,450 8,213.6 30,095 713.5 316,355 7,500.1 2000 5,130,632 299,092 5,829.5 27,281 531.7 271,811 5,297.8 2005 5,953,007 317,823 5,351.2 30,478 512.0 287,345 4,838.0 2010 6,413,158 253,330 3,950.1 26,528 413.6 226,802 3,536.5 2014 6,731,484 242,156 3,597.4 26,916 399.9 215,240 3,197.5
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is applied in Arizona. In most circumstances, the method used is lethal injection. Inmates sentenced to death for murders committed prior to November 23, 1992 may choose lethal gas.
Notable Cases 1982 - Murder of Carolyn Eaton
1984 - Murder of Christy Fornoff and Murder of Vicki Lynne Hoskinson
1986 - Murder of Zosha Pickett
1988 - Murder of Jennifer Wilson
1991 - Waddell Buddhist temple shooting and Meyers-Snyder murders
1995 - Ernesto Salgado Martinez
1996 - 1996 Tucson murders
2009 - Murder of Raul and Brisenia Flores
2015 - Murder of Allison Feldman
2018 - Death of Elaine Herzberg
See also List of people executed in Arizona :Category:Criminals from Arizona
References