Maricopa County, Arizona – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
There is no County Clerk position in Maricopa County, but there is a Clerk of the Board of Supervisors position. This is an appointed position and is responsible for keeping the records and documentation of the Board of Supervisors.
Contact Information:
Juanita Garza
301 W Jefferson
10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602-506-3766
Duties of the County Recorder:
The County Recorder is an elected position, and this office is responsible for all real estate documents and land records.
Contact Information:
Stephen Richer
111 South Third Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602-506-3535
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Maricopa County, you can contact the department you’re requesting records from.
Contact Information:
Maricopa County Government
(Department Name)
301 West Jefferson St.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Maricopa County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 66,001
Per 1,000 population: 17
Deaths (2007): 24,769
Per 1,000 population: 6.4
Infant Deaths (2007): 425
Per 1,000 population: 6.4
Maricopa County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 18,733
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 271
Forcible rape: 976
Robbery: 7,364
Aggravated Assault: 10,122
Property Crimes (2008): 172,208
Burglary: 37,348
Larceny-Theft: 109,218
Motor Vehicle Theft: 25,642
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,726 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,594 (0.6%)
Households: 4,485,414
Male householders: 826,193 (192,255 living alone)
Female householders: 785,529 (234,057 living alone)
772,587 spouses (761,380 opposite-sex spouses)
122,631 unmarried partners, (115,166 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.9
Total HU (Housing Units) 1,861,125 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 1,087,154 (58.4%)
Renter Occupied HU 612,250 (32.9%)
Vacant Housing Units 161,721 ( 8.7%)
Median Home Value $334,397
Average Home Value $394,813
Housing Affordability Index3 110