How different are violent crime rates in Arizona’s 15 counties?
Arizona’s Department of Public Safety maintains a reporting website to track crime statistics .
According to the data and balancing for population, Maricopa County has the highest violent crime rate in the state. There were 224 violent crime incidents in the first half of the year for every 100,000 residents. In nearly every other county, the violent crime rate ranged between 110 and 116 per capita…