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Phoenix Police Department

City agencyAZ0072300NIBRS since 2025LEMAS 2020Founded 1881

Maricopa County, Arizona

Serves ~1,688,662 residents · UCR reported

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The Phoenix Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. As of May 2024, the Phoenix Police Department comprises just over 2,500 officers, some 625 below authorized strength of 3,125 and more than 1,000 support personnel. The department serves a population of more than 1.64 million and patrol almost 516 square miles (1,340 km2) of the fifth largest city in the United States.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Jul 2026

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Homicide: victim & offender age · 86 victims, 115 offenders
Victim sex
Male70 (81%)
Female16 (19%)
Victim race
White47 (55%)
Black or African American32 (37%)
American Indian or Alaska Native4 (5%)
Asian2 (2%)
Unknown1 (1%)
Weapons involved
Handgun51 (57%)
Firearm10 (11%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument9 (10%)
Rifle5 (6%)
Shotgun3 (3%)
Blunt Object3 (3%)

Top 6 of 11 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home37 (43%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk20 (23%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage15 (17%)
Park/Playground2 (2%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.2 (2%)
Church/Synagogue/Temple/Mosque2 (2%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown30 (31%)
Stranger25 (26%)
Acquaintance15 (15%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend6 (6%)
Spouse5 (5%)
Stepparent3 (3%)

Top 6 of 15 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Aggravated Assault16 (38%)
Weapon Law Violations11 (26%)
Robbery6 (14%)
Kidnapping/Abduction3 (7%)
Motor Vehicle Theft2 (5%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering2 (5%)

Top 6 of 8 categories shown.

Open data

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
2,903
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
945
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
3,848
Population served
1,708,127
Operating budget
$745,289,020
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20132,9521,052$565,000,000
20073,2311,148$434,658,500
20032,763836$294,948,619
20002,626768$217,617,984
19992,532746
19972,428709
19931,983620
19901,949635
19871,790581

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
2,490
Civilians (2025)
1,210

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

Public policy portal

170 published policy documents on PowerDMS.

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