Since 2023, both criminal homicides and total violent crime have been trending downward in the nation’s fifth-largest city. Phoenix police data for 2025, available through the third quarter, covers January through September. During that period, investigators handled 84 homicide cases, according to the department.

Overlooking the Phoenix skyline sit some of the city's most important first responders. 911 operators work all hours of the day, listening to people on their worst days. "You're helping citizens on their worst day.

Phoenix police are investigating the Dec. 22 death of Zachary Hostetler, 36, near 47th Street and Shea Boulevard.

The case was turned over to Phoenix police homicide detectives. Following a postmortem examination, the Office of the Medical Examiner ruled Hostetler’s death a homicide. No suspect information has been released, and the investigation is ongoing.

Phoenix police are investigating a shooting involving officers near Interstate 17 and Cactus Road in north Phoenix.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix intersection and freeway off-ramp are closed after a crash in which a police cruiser rolled over early Monday morning. The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. on Bethany Home Road at the Interstate 17 northbound off-ramp.

A Friday night altercation in Phoenix escalated into a shooting, leaving one hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries as police investigate the unidentified s

Phoenix Police arrested 25-year-old Efrain Cuevas Jr. on a second-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal October shooting near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road.