Tempe Auto theft

Tempe · Auto theft · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Tempe police open data recorded 827 auto theft incidents, 4.4% of all 18,639 incidents reported in the city that year and down 24.7% from 2024. So far in 2026, 647 auto theft incidents have been published.

Auto theft in Tempe by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)647——
2025827—down 24.7%
20241,098—down 15.8%
20231,304—down 11.7%
20221,477——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 5,353 auto theft incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most auto theft (2025)

  1. Riverside 15 incidents
  2. Sunset 12 incidents
  3. Marilyn Ann 6 incidents
  4. Maple Ash 5 incidents
  5. Palmer Park 5 incidents
  6. Sierra Tempe 5 incidents
  7. Alegre Community 4 incidents
  8. Kiwanis Park 4 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many auto theft incidents were reported in Tempe in 2025?

827, according to Tempe Police Department 911 calls open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is auto theft going up or down in Tempe?

Reported auto theft was down 24.7% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 44.0% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Tempe Police Department 911 calls open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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