Phoenix, Tucson burglaries fall as Tucson residential robberies rise

Boss Security Screens says reported burglaries dropped in Phoenix and Tucson in the first four months of 2026, but Tucson’s residence-robbery count climbed 40% to 14. The company says the shift underscores the value of layered home security at vulnerable entry points.

Why it matters: - Reported burglaries fell in both major Arizona cities, suggesting some improvement in property-crime conditions. - Tucson’s increase in residential robberies points to a separate home-safety risk, because robbery involves force or the threat of force against a person. - The data reinforces a key security gap: broad citywide trends do not guarantee protection for individual homes.

What happened: - Boss Security Screens analyzed publicly available police data for Phoenix and Tucson covering January 1 through April 30, 2026, and compared it with the same period in 2025. - Phoenix reported 1,409 burglary or breaking-and-entering offenses in January-April 2026, down from 1,434 a year earlier. - Tucson reported 595 burglaries in January-April 2026, down from 642 in the same period of 2025. - Tucson’s police records categorized as “Robbery – Residence” rose from 10 to 14. - Phoenix’s public monthly reports do not provide a residence-specific robbery count, so the analysis used total robbery as broader context only.

The details: - Phoenix burglary totals fell 1.7% year over year. - Phoenix total robbery declined from 824 to 773, a 6.2% drop. - Phoenix burglary counts were lower year over year in January, February and April. - Phoenix posted 380 burglary offenses in March 2026, up from 355 in March 2025. - Tucson burglary fell 7.3% year over year. - Tucson’s improvement was driven partly by fewer no-force burglaries. - Forced-entry burglary remained comparatively persistent in Tucson. - Tucson’s 14 residence robberies represented a 40% increase, but the underlying number remained small. - Boss Security Screens used Tucson’s “Robbery – Residence” category as the closest available public-data proxy for home-invasion incidents. - Boss Security Screens did not create an estimated Phoenix home-invasion count. - Phoenix moved from the FBI’s Summary Reporting System to the National Incident-Based Reporting System in January 2026. - The newer reporting system can count multiple offenses within one incident, so 2025 and 2026 comparisons are informative but not perfectly equivalent.

Between the lines: - The burglary declines suggest some improvement, but the Tucson robbery increase signals that intrusion-related risk can worsen even as property crimes ease. - The small size of Tucson’s residential-robbery total means the percentage change should be read cautiously. - The analysis also highlights a reporting problem: many incidents people describe as home invasions are not tracked under that exact label in public police data. - That makes homeowner-facing security data harder to interpret and can obscure the full picture.

What’s next: - Boss Security Screens is steering homeowners toward stronger barriers at front entries, patio doors, sliding glass doors, French doors and windows. - The company says its security screens use stainless-steel mesh, reinforced frames and multipoint locking systems. - Homeowners can learn more or request a consultation at BossSecurityScreens.com. - The company says it has installed more than 17,000 screens without a completed break-in through a protected opening.

The bottom line: - Phoenix and Tucson saw fewer burglaries, but Tucson’s rise in residential robberies suggests homeowners still face a meaningful risk at vulnerable entry points.