State profile
Arizona
858 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Arizona in 2025, or 13.9 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 10th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 187 |
| 2021 | 409 |
| 2022 | 517 |
| 2023 | 610 |
| 2024 | 736 |
| 2025 | 858 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 858 | 13.92 | 30% | 80.9% | 85 | 48 |
| 2024 | 736 | 13.93 | 28% | 69.7% | 83 | 51 |
| 2023 | 610 | 11.84 | 26% | 69.3% | 76 | 41 |
| 2022 | 517 | 11.31 | 29% | 62.1% | 73 | 42 |
| 2021 | 409 | 9.63 | 31% | 58.4% | 67 | 36 |
| 2020 | 187 | 7.81 | 35% | 32.3% | 21 | 10 |
| 2019 | 47 | 3.83 | 36% | 16.9% | — | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 0.88 | 50% | 9.5% | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 9.8% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 10.4% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa Police Department AZ0071700 | City police | Maricopa | 87 | 426 | |
| 2 | Chandler Police Department AZ0070500 | City police | Maricopa | 87 | 297 | |
| 3 | Pima County Sheriff's Office AZ0100000 | County | Pima | 73 | 360 | |
| 4 | Tempe Police Department AZ0072900 | City police | Maricopa | 54 | 171 | |
| 5 | Lake Havasu City Police Department AZ0080400 | City police | Mohave | 50 | 171 | |
| 6 | Gilbert Police Department AZ0071100 | City police | Maricopa | 44 | 170 | |
| 7 | Glendale Police Department AZ0071300 | City police | Maricopa | 44 | 124 | |
| 8 | Tucson Police Department AZ0100300 | City police | Pima | 32 | 74 | |
| 9 | Show Low Police Department AZ0090300 | City police | Navajo | 26 | 105 | |
| 10 | Mohave County Sheriff's Office AZ0080000 | County | Mohave | 25 | 183 | |
| 11 | Scottsdale Police Department AZ0072500 | City police | Maricopa | 17 | 110 | |
| 12 | Queen Creek Police Department AZ0071F00 | City police | Maricopa, Pinal | 12 | 33 | |
| 13 | Cochise County Sheriff's Office AZ0020000 | County | Cochise | 11 | 52 | |
| 14 | Apache Junction Police Department AZ0111300 | City police | Maricopa, Pinal | 10 | 44 | |
| 15 | Surprise Police Department AZ0072700 | City police | Maricopa | 10 | 39 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 127 law enforcement agencies in Arizona, 104 of which report through NIBRS.
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