The FBI's Hate Crime Statistics presents data regarding incidents, offenses, victims, and offenders in reported crimes that were motivated in whole or in part by a bias against the victim's perceived race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability in 2006 and 2007.

The answers to Mesa’s crime problems could be in the numbers. CompStat — a statistics program that originated with the New York Police Department and made its way to the Los Angeles Police Department as a means to fight crime — has authorities here hoping they’ll be able to quickly identify trends and catch criminals.

Scottsdale detectives have steadily improved in solving certain violent crimes since 2000, and have stayed above the state’s case-clearance rates the last two years, according to statistics.

Scottsdale detectives have steadily improved in solving certain violent crimes since 2000, and have stayed above the state’s case-clearance rates the last two years, according to statistics.

Swarming is a technique generally used by insects and birds, but Tempe police are now applying Mother Nature’s tactic to fight crime.

Outpacing national statistics, Scottsdale saw an 8.6 percent increase in violent crimes last year, according to FBI statistics released Monday.

Arizona is No. 1, but only the criminals are celebrating.

They are the same numbers. One Gilbert mayoral candidate says they show a massive public safety problem. The other says they show crime in Gilbert is declining.

February 26, 2005

Getting your children to school safely is only half the battle. How do you know they’ll be safe on campus?

The candidates for Maricopa County attorney are using statistics as weapons of political destruction. An unprecedented rise in felony trials has flooded the courts during Andrew Thomas' four years as top prosecutor, all sides agree.

There were fewer rapes, robberies and homicides in Mesa during the first eight months of this year than during that same period in 2006, according to police statistics released Wednesday.

Two Republicans seeking state office vowed Friday to reduce the crime rate if elected, but only one promised not to seek another term if he is unsuccessful.

Saying it is the biggest drop in crime in nearly 50 years, the Mesa Police Department on Wednesday released its crime statistics for the first nine months of the year, spotlighting a 39 percent drop in auto thefts and a 31 percent drop in homicides from a year ago at this time.

Following a trend throughout the East Valley, the crime rate in Chandler has dropped to its lowest point this decade, according to the city's most recent statistics.

October 27, 2004

October 27, 2004

More violent crimes and property crimes were reported at Arizona State University last year than any other college campus in the country, according to 2003 FBI crime statistics.

November 18, 2004

It may take a while for Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies to get to you, but if you’re the victim of a violent crime, robbery or theft, your case stands a fair chance of getting solved.

A third East Valley city, Chandler, is reporting a drop in serious crimes.

Mesa's overall crime rate has decreased by more than 15 percent in the past two years. And although the city's violent crimes have risen more than any other East Valley city, the overall odds that a Mesa resident will be victimized is on the decline.

Illegal immigration is now the No. 1 federal crime in America. One of every three criminal convictions in federal court last year were related to illegal immigration, according to a study by Syracuse University researchers.