Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

The Homicide Unit is an investigative component of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office made up of two active squads, each with five detectives, each supervised by a Homicide Detective Sergeant. The Homicide Unit responds to and investigates homicides, suspicious death incidents, deputy involved shootings, and other critical incidents.

The Homicide Cold Case Unit consists of three homicide detectives supervised by one homicide Detective Sergeant. The unit investigates murders which remain unsolved for one year or more. The unit also investigates long-term missing persons and unidentified persons cases.

Homicides by the Numbers:	2015: 20	2012: 15
	2014: 18	2011: 8
	2013: 15	2010: 27

Homicide Cold Case Register

In accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) 13-4271, The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit maintains a cold case register. The cold case register consists of the name of any victim, victim’s family member or other lawful representative of a victim of a cold case. The register provides current contact information to be used by law enforcement personnel for contact purposes in the event that new developments in the case occur. A “cold case” is defined by A.R.S. 13-4271 as a homicide or a felony sexual offense which remains unsolved for one year or more after being reported to a law enforcement agency and that has no viable and unexplored investigatory leads.

To submit a request to be included in the Cold Case Register, contact the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit.

Telephone: 602-876- 1087
E-Mail Address: mcso.major.crimes@mcso.maricopa.gov
Mailing Address: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Major Crimes Division – Homicide Unit, 550 West Jackson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85003

PLEASE NOTE:

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with BAIR Analytics to provide public crime mapping to their public through RAIDS Online. RAIDS Online makes it easier for Maricopa County residents to keep track of crime in their area. BAIR offers the public crime mapping service at absolutely no cost to the department or the public as a way to give back to the community. Maricopa County Sheriff is the 5th agency in the Phoenix area to take advantage of the free service. Any city or county in Arizona can provide public crime mapping and anonymous tips to their public through www.raidsonline.com at no cost.

RAIDS Online syncs with the Maricopa County’s crime records system to automatically upload crime information and keep it updated on the map. Maricopa County residents can view crimes near their home, school, work or other area of interest. Citizens who use RAIDS Online to become aware of crime trends can make more informed decisions regarding where they live, shop, play, send their kids to school and other important choices regarding their personal safety.

In addition to a map of crime, RAIDS Online allows citizens to sign up for daily or weekly email reports of recent crime activity. This allows the public to stay informed about crime simply by logging into their email system. The reports list each crime within a certain distance from the user’s address for the past day or week. A sign up from on the RAIDS Online website makes it easy for residents to sign up for reports.

BAIR offers RAIDS Online as a free service to any law enforcement agency who wishes to participate. At present, most agencies spend thousands of dollars annually to provide even the most basic crime map to their community. Maricopa County is providing this service to the public at absolutely no cost to the department.

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