Neighborhood overview
Cave Creek / Carefree (85086), Phoenix
Recent police-feed safety data for Cave Creek / Carefree (85086) in Phoenix, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Phoenix police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Cave Creek / Carefree (85086) reports lower per-capita rates than Phoenix citywide.
Violent (persons)
14 / 100k local
vs Phoenix 148 / 100k citywide (-91%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-96%)
Property
41 / 100k local
vs Phoenix 552 / 100k citywide (-93%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-97%)
~43,879 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 9/2/2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.