Together these numbers describe a city whose risk profile is uneven rather than uniformly low. Violent crime at 133 per 100,000 sits 65% below the national 381 and fell 23.4% in the 2024 FBI reporting year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving. Property crime is the softer line: 1,504 per 100k runs 23% below the national 1,954, a narrower margin, and it is the more common event by a wide gap. Schools split the same way. The 6.4/10 average across 64 rated schools holds high schools at 7.4 and middle schools at 5.9, so the answer changes with the grade a child is entering. Every figure here is a city-wide average, and the 17 federal disaster declarations are statewide, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination. Chandler's averages set expectations. They do not describe the street or the address you are buying on.
Crime in Chandler vs. the national average
Chandler reports 133 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 65% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,504 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (23% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 23.4% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Chandler | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 133 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1504 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Chandler can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Arizona — the state SafeNest uses for Chandler's flood context — list 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1966 and 2024, most recently "Flooding". Arizona has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Chandler address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Chandler
Public schools in Chandler average 6.4/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 64 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 7.4/10 on average, while middle schools average 5.9/10. The highest-scoring is Basha High School at 9.9/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Chandler: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Chandler address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Chandler
Is Chandler, AZ safe?
Chandler records 133 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 65% below the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: A, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Chandler?
Chandler reports approximately 133 violent crimes and 1504 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Chandler have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Chandler, federal records show 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Arizona, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Arizona.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).